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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)
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Fraud email example:

From: Godwin Luis <godwinluis7@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <godwinluis@myway.com>
Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2007 03:24:28 -0600
Subject: Treat As Urgent Please


From Mr. Godwin LuisPhone: +233246224349Email; godwinluis@myway.comDear Friend,This letter may come to you as a suprise but it is out of my desire to share this mutual proposal with you, i apologies using this medium to reach you for for a business/transaction of this magnitude, but this is due to confidenciality and prompt access resposed on this medium. It is with trust that i wish to contact you on this matter. Mr. Godwin Luis. I am the regional manager of Standered Chartered Bank of Ghana Ltd Tamale branch in the Northern region of Ghana. I got your information on our recent bank conference with other West African countries held in Lome the capital city of Togo in West Africa. I write you this proposal in good faith. I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit you and me, as the regional manager of the Standered Chartered Bank of Ghana; it is my duty to give a financial report of my branch to my head office in the capital city Accra at the end of each business year. On the course of 2006 business report, I discovered that my branch in which I am the manager made Four million Seven hundred and fifty thousand united state dollars ($4,750,000.00) which my head office are not aware of it and will never be aware of it. I have placed this funds on what we call escrow call account with no beneficiary. As an officer of this bank I cannot be directly connected to this fund, so my aim of contacting you is to assist me receive this fund in your bank account and get 30% 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 and claim as the original depositor of these funds who made the deposit with my branch so that my head office can order the transfer toyour designated bank account. If you accept to work with me, I will appreciate it very much if you call me on my private telephone number +233246224349 for us to go over the details. Thank you in advance and May God bless you and your family. Best RegardsMr. Godwin Luis.
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