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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Fraud email example:

From: kwansahgh0041@tiscali.co.uk
Reply-To: jkwansah1@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 15:41:12 -0700
Subject: REPLY NEEDED.

FROM THE DESK OF DR JOHN KWANSAH,
CONFIDENCIAL!
DEAR FRIEND,
MY NAME IS DR JOHN KWANSAH. I HAIL FROM THE FEDERAL
REPUBLIC OF GHANA,41 YEARS YOUNG MARRIED, WITH THREE CHILDREN.
I AM THE DIRECTOR OF STANDARD SECURITY AND SERVICES LIMITED GHANA.I GOT
THE INFORMATION CONCERNING YOU FROM THE INTERNET AND AFTER DUE CONSIDERATION,I
DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU BELIEVING THAT BY THE GRACE OF GOD, THAT YOU WILL
NOT DISAPPOINT ME OVER THIS DEAL.
I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THIS COMPANY FOR OVER TEN YEARS.
WITHIN THIS PERIOD, I HAVE WATCHED WITH METICULOUS PRECISION HOW AFRICAN
HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT FUNCTIONARIES HAVE BEEN USING STANDARD SECURITY
AND SERVICES LIMITED TO MOVE SUMS OF MONEY USD, POUNDS STERLING, FRENCH
FRANCS (CASH)TO THEIR FOREIGN PARTNERS. THEY BRING IN THESE CONSIGNMENTS
OF CASH AND SECRETLY DECLARE THE CONTENTS AS JEWELRIES, GOLD, DIAMONDS,
PRECIOUS STONES, FAMILY TREASURES AND DOCUMENTS ETC.
GEN. SANI ABACHA OF NIGERIA, (DEAD), MOBUTU SESE SECO OF
ZIARE (DEAD),FODE SANKOY OF SIERRA LEONE, BABANGIDA OF NIGERIA, FELIX HOUPHET
BOIGNY OF COTE D'IVORE (DEAD), KANAN BEDIE OF COTE D' IVORE (ABIDJAN) ETC.
ALL THESE PEOPLE HAVE HUNDREDS OF CONSIGNMENTS DEPOSITED WITH MY OFFICE.THEIR
FOREIGN PARTNERS, FRIENDS AND RELATIVES ARE CLAIMING MOST OF THESE CONSIGNMENTS.
ALOT OF THEM ARE LYING HERE UNCLAIMED FOR AS MUCH AS EIGHT YEARS. NOBODY
WILL EVER COME FOR THEM BECAUSE IN MOST CASES, THE CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT
ARE NEVER AVAILABLE TO ANY BODY EXCEPT THE DEPOSITORS HENCE MOST OF THEM
ARE DEAD. I HAVE MOVED SOME TO OUR OFFICE IN HOLLAND AND LONDON (READY FOR
COLLECTION). I AM WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU. SINCE THE INCEPTION OF THE YEAR
2000, OUR COMPANY'S MANAGEMENT HAS CHANGED THE PROCEDURE OF CLAIMS OF CONSIGNMENT,
AS SOON AS YOU ARE ABLE TO PRODUCE THE SECRET INFORMATION AS CONTAINED IN
THE SECRET FILE OF ANY CONSIGNMENT, IT WILL BE RELEASED TO YOU UPON DEMAND
FROM OUR RECORD, MORE THAN 160 CONSIGNMENTS BELONGING TO GEN.ABACHA, MOBUTU
SESE SECO HAS BEEN CLAIMED IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS AND THIS IS WHY AM SOLICITING
FOR YOUR MAXIMUM
CO-OPERATION AND ASSISTANCE.
GEN. ABACHA HAS 160 CONSIGNMENTS DEPOSITED WITH SEVERAL NAMES AND CODES.64
HAVE BEEN CLAIMED IN THE PAST SIX MONTHS. THE FIRST SON OF GEN. ABACHA DIED
IN A PLANE CRASH AND THE SECOND SON (MOHAMMED) IS FACING A MURDER CHARGE
AND EMBEZZLEMENT, THE FAMILY MEMBERS ARE UNDER HOUS ARREST WITHOUT COMMUNICATION
WITH THE OUTSIDE WORLD. I HAVE FINALIZED EVERY ARRANGEMENT FOR YOU TO COME
AND CLAIM CONSIGNMENT NO;1401,CONTAINING $23.5 MILLION. I WILL SUPPLY YOU
WITH ALL THE INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTS AND YOU WILL SEND IT BY ATTACHMENT
TO THE MANAGEMENT OF OUR COMPANY. THE PROCEDURE IS SIMPLE; APPLY OFFICIALLY
TO THE DIRECTOR OF FOREIGN OPERATIONS OF THE COMPANY, REQUESTING FOR THE
RELEASE OF CONSIGNMENT NO; 1401. THEY WILL DEMAND FOR THE CERTIFICATE OF
DEPOSITE AND THE SECRET CODE AND REFERENCE CODE OF THE CONSIGNMENTS. I WILL
SUPPLY THEM TO YOU AND THEY WILL INVITE YOU TO COME AND RECEIVE YOUR CONSIGNMENTS.
I WILL USE YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, PASSPORT NUMBER TO CHANGE THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT
IN THE FILE AND EVERY THING WILL BE OK HENCE I AM IN CHARGE.
IN CONCLUSION, I ASSURE YOU THAT THIS BUSINESS IS RISK
FREE. (OUR MODE OF SHARING IS 50-50), YOU CAN REACH ME BY EMAIL AND I WILL
DIRECT YOU ON WHAT TO DO.
YOUR'S SINCERELY,
DR JOHN KWANSAH.







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