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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: "mrdaniel" <mrdanieldankwah@myway.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 04:23:25 -0500 (EST)
Subject: RE: Email


Sir,I received your message with thanks, I personally sent the propoosal letter to you to assist me handle this transaction proper, meanwhile every arrangement have been made for the successful and smooth transfer of this fund to your account.Be informed that this transaction is going to take place from my bank head office in Accra because it is there we have our international remittance department not here in my local branch where I head as the regional manager, so all I will do now is to send you an application form which you will re-write and fill it proper and then send it over to my bank head office for them to commence and order the transfer to your account.Note, You should not by any reason mention my name in my bank head office because if they know or find out that I am involve or have a hand in this transaction, it will make them to raise an eyebrows on the fund which is not good and it can easily make us to loose this fund if they know that I am involve in this
fund.As soon as I hear from you I will then give you all the detail you need to contact my head office and all the information about the fund so that you will start processing the transaction immediately with my bank head office so that they will release the fund into your account, you should bear in mind that this transaction will only take 3 working days to be finalized as soon as you apply to my bank head office and it is 100% rist free if stick on my instruction.I will also need urgently your private phone and fax numbers for easier communication.I am waiting to hear from you urgently.Mr .Daniel Dankwah

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