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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: "Dr Paul Acquah" <bankofghanagovdrpaulacquah@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: drpaulacquahbankofghana@rediffmail.com
Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 02:16:29 +0000
Subject: FROM : ( BANK OF GHANA ) IMMEDIATE PAYMENT OF YOUR CONTRACT IHERITANCE

FROM THE DESK OF
THE GOVERNOR
BANK OF GHANA
(BOG) REPUBLIC OF GHANA

Dear Sir/Madam,

IMMEDIATE PAYMENT OF YOUR CONTRACT IHERITANCE ON CONTRACT
#:MAV/GNPC/GH/MIN/009.

>From the records of outstanding contractors due for payment with the
Government of Ghana your name and company was discovered as next on the list
of the outstanding contractors who have not received their payments.

I wish to inform you that your payment is being processed and will be
released to you as soon as you respond to this letter. Also note that from
my record in my file your outstanding contract payment is US$15.7 million
dollars (Fifteen Million Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollar.

Please re-confirm to me if this is inline with what you have in your
record and also re-confirm to me the followings:
1) Your full name.2) Phone, Fax and Mobile #.3)
Company name, Position and Address.4) Profession, age
and marital status.5) Any kind of identification

As soon as this information are received, your payment will be made to you
in a certified bank draft or wired to your bank account directly from Bank
of Ghana and the copy of transfer will be given to you for you to take to
your bank and confirm it.

Get back to me as soon as you receive this mail to my secured alternative
Email : drpaulacquahbankofghana@rediffmail.com

Cordially yours,

Dr. Paul Acquah
Governor (BOG)

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