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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: Benard Osei <benard.osei@hotmail.ro>
Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2005 19:10:45 +0300
Subject: GOOD DAY TO YOU.

Dear Sir/Ma,

I want you to read this patiently and get back to me as soon as possible.

I am an Accountant with a Bank here in Ghana, My name is Mr Benard Osei,
a banker I am the personal Account Manager to Late Engineer Andrew Hackman,

a Nationel of your country, who used to a ceo to a mining company here in
Ghana. Here in after shall be referred to as my client,

This family perished in a care accident which happened along Kumasi/Accra
Express way here in Ghana.

Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of
my clients extended Relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After
these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you.
I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property
left behind by my client before they Get confiscated or declared unserviceable

by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged, particularly The Trust
Bank. Where the deceased had an account Valued at about (18.1 Million U
S Dollars) has Issued me a notice to provide the next of kin.
Or have the account confiscated within the next ten official working days.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 4 years
now, Iseek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased

since you are from the same country with with him so that the proceeds of this
account and we can then share the money.60% to me and 40% to you. An attorney
will be contracted to help us revalidated and notarize all the necessary legal
documents that
can be used to back up any claim we may make.
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law.
Sincere Regards,
Mr Benard Osei










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