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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: "richard donkoh" <phoenixaudit0023@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: richard_donkoh118@myway.com
Date: Sun, 01 Apr 2007 16:34:12 +0200
Subject: BUSINEES PROPOSAL

From:The Manager,
Eco Resource Bank Ghana Ltd.
Ring road Branch
Accra, Ghana.
+233-24-6959615

Hello Dear
I got your contact during my search on the Internet for are liableperson to
entrust this transaction.
My name is Richard Donkoh. I am the assistant manager of the Eco Resource
Bank Ghana Ltd. I am writing to solicit your assistance in the transfer of
US$ 15,000,000.

This fund is the excess of what my branch in which I am the assistant
manager made as profit during the last year. I have already submitted an
approved End of the Year report for the year 2003 to my Head Office here in
Accra and they will never know of this Excess. I have since then, placed
this amount of US$ 15,000,000 on a SUSPENCEACCOUNT without a beneficiary. As
an officer of the bank, I cannot be directly connected to this money thus I
am impelled to request for your assistance to receive this money into your
bank account.

I intend to part 30% of this fund to you while 70% shall be for me. I do
need to stress that there are practically no risk involved in this. It's
going to be a bank-to-bank transfer. All I need from you is to stand as the
original depositor of this fund. If you accept this offer, I will
appreciate your timely response.

With regards,
Mr.Richard Donkoh.

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