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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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• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • badudanso@123mail.cl

Fraud email example:

From: "Badu Danso" <badans45@rediffmail.com>
Date: 14 Dec 2006 13:21:19 -0000
Subject: Re: BUSINESS ENQUIRY


Dear Sir,
I am Mr.&nbsp; BADU DANSO, Head Corporate Finance, International commercial bank.Kaneshie Branch, Accra-Ghana.West Africa.
All I will want you to do will be for you to allow me present you as the next of kin to late Engineer Manfred Becker and have the funds transferred to you.
I have been the ACCOUNTS officer/manager of late Engineer Manfred Becker’s deposit and have carefullyand closely followed the developments since his sudden death through motor accident.
Nobody has formally shown up as next of kin to Engineer Manfred Becker’s and the Bank has tried to no avail to locate any person related to him. I have masterfully concluded arrangement to transfer the said money Abroad as I have successfully moved the enabling file to my private vault.
The arrangement and the subsequent transfer of the funds to you will not portend any risk as all the arrangement have been perfected and the necessary documents put in place.
All I require from you now are :
1.&nbsp;Your full name,address and telephone number.
2.&nbsp;Your assurance and confirmation that you can maintain confidentiality on the transaction and that the funds will be safe and secured with you after conclusion.
The amount involved is US$7.7 million and you shall be entitled to 20% of the funds after conclusion.
Upon your reply of this mail, I shall give you more details about the transaction.
Regards,
Mr.&nbsp; BADU DANSO.
NOTE: PLEASE REPLY TO: badudanso@123mail.cl

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