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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.Kenneth Ado" <kennethado1954@yahoo.co.in> (may be fake)
Reply-To: ken_ado@k.ro
Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2005 12:22:20 -1200
Subject: Waiting For your Response

RE: REQUEST FOR URGENT CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP IN RESPECT OF THE


TRANSFER OF $1,500,000.00(One MILLION FIVE HUNDRED AMERICAN DOLLARS)INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.
Attention Sir,

I Mr. Mr Kenneth Ado of Ashanti Region in Accra-Ghana on behalf of my other colleagues in this ministry
have decided to solicit your assistance as regards the transfer of the above stated amount into your bank account.
This fund arose from the over invoicing of various contracts awarded in my ministry to certain foreign contractors sometime ago.
We as holders of sensitive positions in our various parastatal, were mandated by the government to scrutinize all payments
made to foreign contractors, and discovered that some of the contracts they executed were grossly over invoiced, either by
omission or commission.

Also, we discovered that the sum of $1,500,000.00(One Million Five Hundred United States dollars only) was lying in a
suspense account, although the foreign contractors were fully paid their entitlements after executing the said contracts.
We all agreed that the over-invoiced amount be transferred into a bank account provided by a foreign partner, as the
code of conduct of civil service which does not allow us to operate foreign accounts.

We are therefore seeking your assistance based on the said amount $1,500,000.00 which can be speedily processed and
fully remitted into your nominated bank account. On successful remittance of the funds into your account, you will be compensated
with 20% of the amount for your assistance and services. This transaction is closely knitted and in view of our sensitive
positions we cannot come out openly but rather we will be here backing you up with the necessary document for the
approvals of the money into your account.

I assure you that this transaction is 100% risk free. We will avail you with our identities as regards our respective positions
when relationship is fully established and smooth operation commences. I am at your disposition to entertain any questions
from you in respect of this transaction, so,contact me immediately through email address (ken_ado@k.ro)or through my
24hrs direct line for further information on the requirements and procedure.

Please note that this is a DEAL and confidentiality is of very great importance for security reasons.

Please treat with strict confidently and utmost urgency.
N.B: Your telephone and fax numbers are needed for easy communication.

Best regards,
Mr Kenneth Ado
CIVIL SERVANT
MINISTRY OF WORKS AND LANDINGS

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