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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:
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
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Fraud email example:

From: Planning Committee <can2008h@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <engrtachimuje1@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 08:43:20 -0400
Subject: Greetings to you.





Greetings to you. It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I hope you will be able to assist out. Actually I got your contact from the internet after prolong browsing of your region because of the investment plan which my partners and I intends to commence with your assistance as a foreign partner. This matter is very confidential and top secret, as we are still in active service with our government.I am Engr Nana Tachimuje, the director of engineering section in the ministry of Sport. I am the secretary of the CAN 2008 committee, the Confederation of African Cup. Our duty is to make sure that stadia are constructed and hotels are standardized for participating countries. The Presidency has sign hundreds of millions in dollars for immediately payment of all contractors to make sure that work in completed on scheduled. Two of my colleagues and me awarded project work to the tune of forty million dollars for payment to Chu constructions by late April this year. Please note that Chu construction based in Australia, have submitted their invoice for their supplies amounting to twenty-two million dollars only, leaving the balance money in our ministry's escrow account with the Bank of Ghana. This money we have kept for ourselves as committee members. I have been directed by my chairman to seek your hand in this deal as a foreign partner.Come 2008 Ghana will be hosting the African Cup of Nations, it is the first time my country is undertaking such event and the presidency has empowered my committee to make such that we give a befitting Hosting ceremony to make Ghana proud. As the secretary of the committee, I have the mandate of my other 2committee members, to deal with you regarding the transfer of an outstanding balance of Eighteen Million United states Dollars from our ministry's Escrow account with the Bank of Ghana. This money came as a result of over-invoicing of project award.This deal is 100% risk free for you as all papers used to secure the money will be retrieved as soon as the transaction is completed. We are only been careful since we are still working with the Government. Our duties here will be to perfect your business name as an existing company with the Government of Ghana, and also register you as a contractor with our ministry, so that you can apply for payment. We shall facilitate the endorsement of your file for foreign payment so that you can be paid through forex.Your duty is to stand before the paying Bank as the beneficiary; this is why we need you since we are still in active service with my government more so as committee members we cannot be seen to show interest in any particular project claims. We are also not permitted to operate a foreign account until we are no longer in active service for the government; this is why we have decided to contact you for this business.Let me know if you can handle this kind of huge fund transfer and management, as we do not want a situation where your government will demand too much tax, possibly because you do not have the right connections to handle the amount involved. I hope to receive your mail so that I can send you further details on how this transfer can be achieved in less than 10 working days if you stick to my instructions religiously.Please tell us what will be your share in this;Regards and God bless.Mr Nana Tachimuje.Director Engr. Section.Ministry of Sports.Ghana.Personal phone: +233276346871.
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