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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: VICTOR MENSAH <victormensah231@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 21:16:00 +0100 (BST)
Subject: VERY URGENT


Greetings,

I am Mr. Victor Mensah, Chairman, Tender Board Committee, (TBC), and
G.N.P.C. The Republic of Ghana

I am contacting you as regarding your urgent assistance to complete a
profitable transaction is urgently needed. A consignment box containing
$33.7million U.S Dollars, belonging to a little boy by name Etto
Ngangira from Sierra-Leone,

Deposited by his late Father Late Gen. Collins .G. Ngangira in a
security company here in Accra, Ghana has been cleared from the security
company and it’s presently in the Border separating the Republic of Ghana
and the Republic of TOGO.

I want to get this money out of Ghana to a nearby West Africa country
Republic of TOGO where money can be sent out through MONEY GRAM OR
WESTERN UNION and send the money bit by bits to you, for safe keeping and
for future investment.

I want you to keep this as a secret between both of us and to the
best of your confidentiality. I want you to send me your complete
information on how I can send this money to you immediately,

Because as soon as I get a reply from you I will start arrangement on
how I can get the consignment box cross the Aflao Border to the
Republic of TOGO, where the money can be sent to you. . I do hope I can trust
you?
I wait to hear from you, so we can proceed immediately.

Thanks and be bless,
Mr. Victor Mensah.

Chairman TBC. G.N.P.C.
Republic of Ghana


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