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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)
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Fraud email example:

From: micheal0 ezra <micheal10ezra@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 19:06:57 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: pls help .


rom:The Manager,
International Commercial Bank Ghana
First Light Branch
Accra, Ghana.
Dear friend

I got your contact during my search on the Internet
My name is Michael koffour. I am the manager of the
International Commercial Bank Ghana, First Light
Branch. I am a Ghanaian married with two kids. I am
writing to solicit your assistance in the transfer of
US$3,550.000.00.

This fund is the excess of what my branch in which I
am the manger made as profit during the last year. I
have already submitted an approved End of the Year
report for the year 2006 to my Head Office here in
Accra and they will never know of this Excess.

I have since then, placed this amount of US$
3,550.000.00 on a SUSPENSE ACCOUNT 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,
Michael koffour

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