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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)
  • "there are practically no risks involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "james osadade" <mr.james_osadade_57@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: james.osadade_privacy@yahoo.ca
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 18:49:27 -0500
Subject: GOOD DAY

From: Mr.james Osadade

Dear Friend,

My name is Mr. james osadade , I am the regional manager of International
Commercial Bank of Ghana Ltd (ICB) Tema Branch of Ghana in the western
region of Ghana.

I got your contact when I was searching for an overseas partner to assist me
through banker's seminar held in U.K. I write you this proposal in good
faith, I am 45 years old married with three lovely kids.

I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit you and I, as the
regional manager of the International Commercial Bank it is my duty to send
in a financial report to my head office in the capital city Accra at the end
of each business year. On the course of the last year 2006 business report,
I discovered that my branch in which I am the manager made manager made
eight million united state dollars ($8,000,000.00) which my head office are
not aware of and will never be aware of.I have placed this funds in what we
call ESCROW CALL ACCOUNT with no beneficiary. As the branch manager of this
bank I cannot be directly connected to this money, so my aim of contacting
you is to assist me receive this money in your bank account and get 35% of
the total funds as commission.

There are practically no risks involved, it will be a bank-to-bank
transfer,and all I need from you is to stand claim as the original depositor
of these funds who made the deposit with my branch so that my head office
can order the transfer to your designated bank account.

If you accept to work with me I will appreciate it very much.

Thank you in advance and May God bless you and your family.

Yours truly,
Mr.james Osadade

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