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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: "Daniel Achibong" <daniel_achibong2@msn.com>
Reply-To: dan-achibong@dan-achibong.com
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 15:15:44 +0000
Subject: Re: Transparency

My name is Mr.Achiles Danny 40 years of age. I am compelled to contact you
as result of a lifetime business relationship i wished to establish with
your honorable self.

I am the chiarmen Audit Committee International commercial Bank of Ghana
(ICB), Eastern Region Branch.I write you this letter in good faith believing
both of us will work with one accord for the realization of this project.. I
am in control of the sum of Three Million, One Hundred and Fifty Thousand US
Dollars ($3,150,000.00) that was an excess of profit made by our Eastern
Region branch office in the last quarter of the year 2004.

Due to the present political position of this country, I have carefully
placed the afore said fund in an Escrow Call Deposit Account and did not
declare this to my head office, Can I really trust you to hold this money
for me until I arrive your country and pick it up myself? This is where the
problem lies.

You will be entitled to 35% of the total money as your commission if you
will be human enough to work with me with absolute transparency. If you
accept my offer you can contact me immediately via my personal email
address.Then, I will up-date on how this transaction will be perfected.
There is practically no risk involved.It will be a bank-to-bank transfer. I
hope you understand my situation.

Thank you and God bless.
Very truly yours,
Achiles Danny

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