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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "N.I. Bank Ltd" <johnowusu29@msn.com>
Reply-To: <infoinb.bankltd@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2009 21:36:22 +0000
Subject: RE:





>From the Desk Of:
Mr. John Kofi Owusu
Director National Investment
Bank Ltd, Ghana

RE: PAYMENT ON ACCRUED INTEREST OF US$1.5MILLION

I am the EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR and Head of Interswitch Unit of National Investment Bank Ltd, Ghana.
Sometime ago, your Award Winning funds was brought to our bank from the Bank of Ghana, after some period, the money was taken back to the Government Treasury. For the period of time this money was in our bank, it generated an interest of US$1.5 Million, which we are about to be pay to you via International Debit Card (ATM).

For your information and advice, you need to hasten up to pick this Fund because from time to time the Bank of Ghana auditors do come to our bank to cross-check our files and our financial update, the earlier you comply with the demands of the delivery of the fund, the faster the action, because the Apex bank officers wants the accrued interest to be paid to them but we refused, so when they find out that this interest fund is still in our bank they will want to call back the money to the Government treasury.

What we need from you now is any of your identification for example; your international passport or drivers license, telephone and fax number for easy communication.

As a matter of fact we don¹t have enough time to waste since we have wasted time in contacting our respective customers, so try and comply with the entire necessary requirement for remittance.

Await your urgent response.

Yours Sincerely

For: the management
Mr. John Kofi Owusu
Executive Director
N. I. Bank Ltd, Ghana

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