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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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  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: John Maboh <at_j_maboh@yahoo.com.au>
Reply-To: mr.johnmaboh@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 19:29:29 +1000 (EST)
Subject: MY GREETING'S TO YOU


Dear Friend.

My Greeting to you,

I am sending you this message from the western part of Africa, Ghana to be
precise. I am a retired branch manager of a renowned Bank of my country
which I chosen not to mention now for security reasons, My name is Mr. John
Maboh , I am a good Christian and a man of integrity I do not want any
trouble and anything that would tarnish my image in my country ,without
your utmost skepticism I have in my position Thirty Million ($30.000.000)USD that we wish to transfer into a foreign account

This money was generated through my partner Dr. Williams Akwasi who is the general overseas of a reputable NGO in West Africa, The United State
Government has paid the 1.2 Billion USD into the account of this NGO that
is been headed by Dr. Williams Akwasi in bid to the fight against Malaria
in Africa. The money has been meant for disbursement to the different
regions of West Africa as a whole after Disbursement we discovered that the
$30.000.000 was still remaining. Dr. Williams Akwasi is unwilling to
declare this amount to the board of the NGO nor the Government since nobody is aware of these funds but I and Dr. Williams Akwasi and the entire file are in my possession before my retirement.

We have decided to transfer these funds to foreign country where we can both invest wisely and start a new life; do you have an active current account to which these funds can be transferred into? Please note that there is practically no risk on your
side, this transfer is subject to three working days, we are willing to
give you 30% for your troubles. I hope you understand my situation. I am
critically ill that is why I contacted you to finalize this transaction to
enable me have a very good treatment. Kindly communicate your unwillingness to do this with us and I will forget I ever contacted you.

Thank you as I anticipate your swift response to this proposal.

Best regards,
Mr. John Maboh

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