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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. Parker mensha" <gesmasmail@gmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: serahatah@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 00:30:21 +0100
Subject: Need Your help

Good day ,

I am Mr. Parker Mensha, the chief accountant with Standard Trust Bank.
I have a transaction which I think will be of mutual benefit to both of us.
In my desire for a foreign partner with whom to do this transaction,
I stumbled on your contact from a business directory. As the head of accounts department of STB,
I discovered some amount of money while I was auditing accounts for the
2000 financial year which has been lying there for 6 years. On further inquiry,
I discovered that this money totaling about USD$17Million (Seventeen Million United States Dollars)
including accumulated interest belonged to one Mr. Bruno Gonzalez, a Spanish National,
who lived here and died intestate with no beneficiary. I have successfully secured the
money and with the assistance of my colleague, the money has been packaged as photographic
materials ready for shipment. I would need your particulars to enable me prepare
documents which will authenticate that the consignment belongs to you and to enable you claim the money.
I want to be assured of a safe account where the money will be deposited pending my arrival.
This transaction is absolutely risk free with no legal complications; I have made all necessary
arrangements for a successful transaction. I must let you know that a high degree of trust is required
. You can reach me my phone + (233) 24-381-4355,
for further clarification.
Expecting your timely response

Yours Faithfully

Mr. Parker Mensha

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