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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: DAVID MENSAH <fr_davidmensah@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 05:29:24 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Reply.


Attention,
Its me Rev.Fr.David Mensah.am contacting you regarding the issue of your consignment boxes that has been set for delivery to Spain and American as those country is our major diplomatic transit whereby all consignment boxes will have to be relocated to their finalt destination after all verification has be made cleared.
I will need you to correspond back to me as soon as possible so that i will be able to secure all neccessary document in your name to be able to deliver the consignment boxes to you but first,you will have to send the following details to me as these details is also required for the documentation of various certificate from the united nations head office here in Ghana before delivery will commence.
If you are very fast as to send these details across to me,your consignment boxes meant as well be among many others that will be departing from the Kotoka international airport to Spain and American tomorrow Night.so i will be expecting to hear from you as soon as possible.
Regards,
Rev.Fr.David Menssah
+233-285-075-671


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