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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: "KENGO NGOMA" <kengongoma2001@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2004 10:07:26 +0000
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL

CONFIDENTIAL
TRANSFER OF US$25,000,000.
FROM THE DESK OF:KENGO NGOMA.
I AM MAKING THIS CONTACT WITH YOU ON BEHALF OF MY
COLLEAGUES AFTER A SATISFACTORY INFORMATION WE
GATHERED FROM THE GHANA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
INDUSTRY.
I AM A MEMBER OF TENDER BOARD COMMITTEE OF THE GHANA
NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (GNPC) TEMA OUR DUTIES
INCLUDE,EVALUATION AND REVIEW OF CONTRACTS.
IN THE YEAR 2000, MY COMMITTEE (TBC) AWARDED A
CONTRACT OF US$250,000,000 (TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY
MILLION DOLLARS ONLY TO A JOINT VENTURE OF
SPEEBATTGNOL AND FOUGERROLLL,FOR AN
ENGINEERING,PROCUREMENT,CONSTRUCTION OF PIPELINE
NETWORK AT TEMA OIL REFINERY PLANT.AS IT WERE, THE
ACTUAL CONTRACT AMOUNT WAS DELIBERATELY OVER-INVOICED
BY US (TBC).THE PROJECT WAS EXECUTED AND THE
CONTRACTOR PAID ACCORDINGLY.
MY COLLEAGUES AND I WANTS TO TRANSFER THE
OVER-INVOICED AMOUNT INTO A VIABLE FOREIGN ACCOUNT WE
HAVE THEREFORE RESOLVE THAT AS LONG AS YOU CAN ACT AS
A SOLE BENEFICAIRY OF THE FUNDS.THE FOLLOWING WILL BE
THE MODE OF SHARING 25% FOR YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY AND
THE OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT,5% FOR EXPENSES TO BE INCURED
DURING THE TRANSACTION FROM YOUR SIDE AND OUR OWN
SIDE,70% FOR ME AND MY COLLEAGUES.
LET ME ASSURE YOU AT THIS JUNCTURE,THAT THERE ARE TOP
AND INFLUENCIAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS INVLOVED IN THIS
TRANSACTION AND AS SUCH I WOULD APPRECIATE IF THIS
TRANSACTION IS TREATED WITH UTMOST CONFIDENTIALITY.I
DO HOPE I CAN TRUST YOU AS REGARDS THIS MATTER,IN
LIGHT TO THIS I WOULD LIKE YOU TO FORWARD TO ME THE
FOLLOWING INFORMATION.
(1)YOUR BANK NAME AND ADDRESS (2)ACCOUNT NUMBER(3)YOUR
PERSONAL PHONE AND FAX NUMBER(4)YOUR COMPANY NAME AND
ADDRESS.
THIS WILL ENABLE US TO FORWARD THE INFORMATION TO OUR
APEX BANK OF GHANA FOR THE PURPOSES OF PROCESSING AND
IMMEDIATE REMITTANCE OF THIS FUNDS INTO YOUR ACCOUNT
AS THE SOLE BENFICIARY.
ALL MODALITIES HAVE BEEN WORKED OUT AND THE NECESSARY
MACHINERY HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE WITH THE OFFICIALS OF
THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND THE BANK OF GHANA TO
EFFECT PAYMENT AT THE SHORTEST POSSIBLE TIME,IT IS
WORTHY TO NOTE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK
FREE,IT IS PERTINENT TO NOTE THAT ONLY AN EXPARTRIATE
FIRM CAN LAY CLAIMS TO THIS FUNDS.
WE ARE BARRED FROM OPERATING FOREIGN ACCOUNT AS CIVIL
SERVANTS STILL SERVING THE GOVERNMENT.
PLEASE MAIL ME ON MY ABOVE E-MAIL ADDRESS AS SOON AS
YOU HAVE GONE THROUGH THIS INFORMATION.
YOUR URGENT RESPONSE WILL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED.
YOURS FAITHFULLY.
KENGO NGOMA.
(CHAIRMAN TENDER BOARD COMMITTEE.)

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