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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:
  • "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: frank kwame nana <frankkwame_nana7@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <mr.frank_kwame_nana@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2007 15:18:09 +0100
Subject: GOOD DAY : FROM MR.FRANK


From Mr. Frank Kwame Nana

My Dear Beloved Friend I have somehow managed to get your contact information through a Very reliable source of mine.

I am quite sure that you might be skeptic about whom this may be. I choose to make this a personal issue.

My name is Mr. Mr. Frank Kwame Nana, retired banker in Ghana West Africa. I am a Christian. I do not want problems but I just hope you can assist me.

I write you this letter in good faith; I have a transaction of {four million nine hundred and twenty Thousand US dollar :( $4,920,000.00USD).}

I realized this fund from bank excess profit after trading with the capital sum and I deposited the funds in Escrow call account; were nobody will have access to it; even the bank does not have access to this account because it cannot be deducted; until after the transfer and I did not declare this fund to the bank before my retirement.

I am contacting you, to stand as the beneficiary of this fund because only a foreigner can stand as the beneficiary. Can I trust you to hold this money for me until I come to your country? After the transfer, I will give you 25% of the money as your commission. But if you do not accept this offer kindly forget I contacted you.

All I need is for you to get a good current account where this fund can be transferred into and for you to stand as the beneficiary of the said amount; within three days the funds will be transferred to your designated bank account.

There are practically no risks involved; it will be a bank-to-bank transfer. I hope you understand my situation. I am critically ill that is why I contacted you to finalize this transaction to enable me have a very good treatment. Thank you and God bless.

Warm regards,
Frank Kwame Nana
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