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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: "Mr.Willans kojo." <wilans_kojo@ny.com> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 12:34:57 +0000
Subject: Business partner

Mr.Willans kojo.
The Regional Manager International
Commerical Bank of Ghana Ltd.
Takoradi Branch in Western Region of Ghana.

Dear,

My name is Mr. Willans kojo, the regional manager of a branch of
International commercial Bank (ICB)Ghana in Takoradi Western Region of Ghana.
I am a Ghanaian married with two kids.
I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit both of us.
As the regional manager of the bank, its my duty to send financial reports,
to my head office in the capital city of Accra.
On the course of the last year 2004 end of the of the years report, I
discovered that my branch in which I am the manager made Three Million Five
Hundred and Fifty Thousand US Dollars (3,550.000.00) of which my head Office
is not aware of and will never be aware of. I have since then PLACED this
fund on a SUSPENCE ACCOUNT without a beneficiary.
As an officer of the bank, I cannot be directly connected to this money thus
I am compelled to request for your assistance to receive this money into
your bank account. I intend to part with 20% of this fund to you while 80%
shall be for me. I do need to assure you that there is practically no risk
involved in this. Its going to be a bank-to-bank transfer. All I need from
you is to stand as the original depositor of this fund.
If you accept this offer, I will appreciate your timely response.

If you accept this offer plz response to this Email addreses
(willanskojo@ny.com)


With regards,

Mr.Willans kojo.

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