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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)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: James George <j_george6@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: jgeorge1000@latinmail.com
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 02:46:40 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Waiting for you


From the Desk of Mr James M.George
Auditor General
Eco Resource Bank Ltd
Accra Ghana.


Dear friend,

Compliments of the day and God's blessings. I am writing to remind you about that our transaction which has been suspended since last year due to financial problem. I want you to understand that i have made every arrangement of how to transfer that money to your account, so i have raised the service of a financier/guarantor that is ready and willing to provide the needed loan for the transaction on the condition that 0.05 % of the total sum will be given to him as compensation for the loan.


I am trying all this because i do not want to deny you on this transaction, at least i remember all your past effort despite we have not concluded the business due to financial matter ,i have lost your phone number so you should resend it to me for easy communication.

the loan has no liability of what ever nature, so far you will use it as directed for the sole purpose of the transaction, to settle the transfer bill to enable the my Head office affect the transfer of the money to your nominated bank account without delay. Note that amount involve is $10.5 million usd, remember this is the end of the year and we suppose to act fast to meet up on investing the money in some good area and profitable businesses.

As soon as i hear from you regarding this issue i will send you an official form to fill and send back to me for submition to our head office to commence on the transaction immediately.

However, I want you to know that the most important thing is for us to work on the aspect on investment of this fund. I would like to invest my share of the fund into any good moving business in your country, where your government will not take much tools from the principal sum or the incident of taxation will affect the investment.Please, make a research for me concerning the kind of business I have to invest my share of the fund.

waiting to hear from you soonest.
With regards
Mr James M George
Auditor General
ERB Ltd
Accra Ghana.
+233 27 619 9863


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