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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: "Ghana Commercial Bank" <gcb_remmittancedept@accountantcenter.net>
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 08:54:26 +0000
Subject: Ghana Commercial Bank

Ghana Commercial Bank
FOREIGN OPERATIONS BRANCH
High Street, Accra-Ghana.
P.O. Box 871,
Tel: +233244043938
Fax; +23321409484
Email ;(gcb_remmittancedept@accountantcenter.net)

Attn:Gerrard Feierer
In reference to your mail,we have to notify you that we are processing the
wire telegraphic transfer cable of the remittance of your payment into your
account immediately and we requested your bank account where the fund will
be credit into and your telephone numbers to enable us corresponding with
you regarding the transfer channel and it is very important that you call
Dr.Patrick Mensah on the above telephone line for further instructions and
we shall fax you the payment Approval document from the Board of Directors
and the Lodgement Receipt document as soon as we confirm the information
from you urgently.since madam Setia have given us an Order to effect the
transfer immediately
Ghana commercial bank is here to serve you better.
Best Regards
Mrs. Matilda Obeng Ansong(secretary)
(Ghana Commercial Bank)

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