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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: icbgh@interfree.it
Reply-To: icblghana@sify.com
Date: 30 Apr 2005 06:49:23 -0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY


From:The Manager,
International Commercial Bank Limited
First Light Branch
Accra, Ghana.

Sir,

I got your contact during my search on the Internet. My name is Mr MARTINS TETEH I am the manager of the International Commercial Bank Limited, First Light Branch. I am a Ghanaian married with two kids.

I am writing to solicit your assistance in the transfer of US$4,550.000.00. This fund is the excess of what my branch in which I am the manger made as profit during
last year. I have already submitted an approved end of the Year report for the year 2004 to my Head Office here in Accra and they will never know of this excess. I have since then placed this amount of US$4,550.000.00 on a SUSPENCE ACCOUNT without a beneficiary.

As an officer of the bank, I cannot be directly connected to this money thus I am impelled to request for your assistance to receive this money into your bank account. I intend to part 30% of this fund to you while 70% shall be for me. I do need to stress that there are practically no risk involved.

It's 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.

With regards,
Martins Teteh



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