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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: "benson koff7" <bensonkoff7@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: be_koffi01@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2006 02:05:09 +0000
Subject: urgent attention

Dear Sir,
I am writting you this mail bearing in mind that you probably must have
received tons of scam mails and phantom propositions and pathetic
stories through the internet; I have also received some however, I am
enboldened to write you this due to its authenticity and fired by expediency
given the political persecution being witnessed by a dear friend in a
neighbouring african country.
Excuse my indiscretion in witholding the true identity of my friend for
now till we establish some kind of confidence in each other. I crave your
indulgence to go straight to the issue at hand hoping that you will
understand our need to involve a total stranger at this critical
moment. My friend is a top government official occupying a high political
office in a neighbouring country who suddenly fell out of favour and is
being persecuted and accused of fraudulent enrichment and he is desperate to
hide away his foreign assets to avoid detection. He is now in dire need of
hidding away some funds in a European bank and others till things cool down.
In question now is a total sum of U.S $50 Million which he is desirous of
putting under your care and supervision until such a time that he is out of
troubled waters. He wants this money transferred out of this account through
your assistance and collaboration into your accounts with immediate
effect for safekeeping provided you have the muscle to hold this under your
wings. Ofcourse you will be well rewarded for your services and your reward
is subject to negotiations as we develope further.
Should you deem yourself capable of handling this, on this very short
notice, then contact me soonest through, if not, then forget that you ever
received this solicitation.Let me reserve further introductions for future
communications and just sign out as. Thanks
Mr Benson Koffi
Accra,Ghana

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