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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: "Mr.Kofi Adam" <mrkofiadam9@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrkofiadam@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 19:59:05 +0100
Subject: CAN WE WORK TOGETHER, SIR


DEAR FRIEND,

MY NAME IS MR,KOFI ADAMS I AM THE REGIONAL MANAGER OFINTERNATIONAL
COMMERCIAL BANK GHANA LTD,TAKORADI BRANCH IN THE WESTERNREGION OF GHANA
WEST AFRICA .

I WRITE YOU THIS PROPOSAL IN GOODFAITH, I AM 42 YEARS OLD MARRIED WITH TWO
KIDS. I AM A MAN OF PEACE.IHAVE PACKAGED A FINANCIAL TRANSACTION THAT WILL
BENEFIT YOU AND I,AS THEREGIONAL MANAGER OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL
BANK GHANA LTD IT ISMY DUTY TO SEND IN A FINANCIAL REPORT TO MY HEAD OFFICE
IN THE CAPITALCITY ACCRA AT THE END OF EACH BUSINESS YEAR.


ON THE COURSE OF THELAST YEAR 2007 BUSINESS REPORT, I DISCOVERED THAT MY
BRANCH IN WHICH IAM THE MANAGER MADE NINE MILLIONS SIX HUNDRED THOUNSAND
,USDOLLARS($9,600,000,00) WHICH MY HEAD OFFICE ARE NOTAWARE OF AND
WILLNEVER BE AWARE OF.I HAVE PLACED THIS FUNDS ON WHAT WE CALL
ESCROWACCOUNT WITH NO BENRFICIARY.


AS AN OFFICER OF THIS BANK I CANNOT BEDIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THIS MONEY, SO
MY AIM OF CONTACTING YOU IS TOASSIST ME RECEIVE THIS MONEY IN YOUR BANK
ACCOUNT AND GET 20% OF THETOTAL FUNDS AS COMMISSION. THERE ARE PRACTICALLY
NO RISK INVOLVED, ITWILL BE A BANK TO BANK TRANSFER, ALL I NEED FROM YOU IS
TO STAND CLAIMAS THE ORIGINAL DEPOSITOR OF THIS FUND WHO MADE THE DEPOSIT
WITH MYBRANCH SO THAT MY HEAD OFFICE CAN ORDER THE TRANSFER TO YOUR
DESIGNATEDBANK ACCOUNT.


IF YOU ACCEPT TO WORK WITH ME I WILL APPRECIATE ITVERY MUCH. YOU CAN REACH
ME ON MY EMAIL AS APPEARED ON THIS MAIL. SOTHAT WE CAN GO OVER THE
DETAILS.


THANKS AND GOD BLESSYOU.

YOURS TRULY

MR,KOFI ADAMS

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