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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: "From Mr. Kenneth Kofi" <kenneth_kofi991@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: kennethk91@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2006 07:24:59 -0700
Subject: From Mr. Kenneth Kofi

From: The manager
International Commercial Bank,
Kaneshie Branch Accra-Ghana
Tel:+233 244 023130


Dear Friend,
I got your contact during my search for a reliable,
trust worthy and honest person to introduce this
transfer project with.

My name is Mr. Kenneth Kofi I am the manager of the
international commercial bank of Ghana, first light
branch Accra. I am a Ghanaian married with two kids.

I am writing to solicit your assistance in the noble
transfer of US$2,500,000.00.

This fund is the excess gain of what my branch in
which I am the manager made as profit during last
year. I have already submitted an approved end of last
year report for the year 2005 and also preparing to
the report of first quarter of this year 2006 by March
to my Head Office here in Accra and they will never
have knowledge of this Excess gain.

I have since then, placed this amount of
US$2,500.000.00 on a SUSPENCE ACCOUNT without a
beneficiary. As an employee 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. as it must be bank to bank transfer
and will be made to your chosen bank account.

I intend to part 35% of this fund to you while 65%
shall be for me. I do need to stress that there is
practically no risk involved in this transaction. It
is going to be a bank-to-bank transfer and the
transfer will last just for two weeks.

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,
Kenneth Kofi

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