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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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Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <ohenerichard@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2008 05:37:52 +0000
Subject: Re: Your Mail./Call ME.




>From Mr.Richard OheneTEL: +233 245217325 Greetings to you,
My name is Mr.Richard Ohene, currently the Regional Head of Corporate Affairs Department with a reputable bank here in Ghana. I am 44 years of age and married with 4 kids. I got your information during my search through the Internet and I write you this Offer in good faith, believing that I can trust you with the information I am about to reveal to you. I only hope we can assist each other. If you don't want this business offer kindly forget it as I will not contact you again.

I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit both of us. As the regional manager of the bank, it is my duty to send financial reports to Our Head Office in the capital city of Accra. On the course of the last year 2007 end of the year’s report, I discovered that my branch in which I am the manager made Four Million Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand US Dollars ($4,550.000.00) of which my head Office is not aware of and will never be aware of. I have since then PLACED this fund on a SUSPENCE ACCOUNT without a beneficiary.

As an officer of the bank, I cannot be directly connected to this money thus I am compelled to request for your assistance to receive this money into your bank account. If you accept to work with me, I want you to state how you wish us to share the funds in percentage, so that both parties will be satisfied. I shall explain to you in details how we shall handle the transaction once I receive your response.

I do need to assure you that there is practically no risk involved in this as it is going to be a bank-to-bank transfer. All I need from you is to stand as the original depositor of this funds.

I will appreciate your timely response OR call me: +233 245217325 .With Regards,Richard

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