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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: "Nana Elvis" <nanaelvis@myeweb.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: nanaelvisgh5@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 6 Mar 2005 18:36:47 +0000
Subject: Account Manager


From: Nana Elvis
Email:nanaelvisgh5@yahoo.com


Sir,

My name is Nana Elvis, a Ghanaian; Christian of Ashanti region.I work as an Account Manager of International Commercial Bank, Accra-Ghana. I have been in the service of this Bank for 5years now. I got your contact in an international business directory.

In 2002, A contract was awarded to a foreign company here in Ghana By the World Health organization to supply ante-natal and post-natal drugs to the rural dwellers. The money that was meant for the procurements of this drugs was first deposited to the Bank where I work. Using my position in the Bank, I used the bulk of the money to trade in the Ghana stock market before
the contractors withdrew the money for the said purpose.

I now created a small account where the gain I made from the turnover in the tone of ($2.2M USD) was deposited. I want you to indicate your willingness as a foreign partner to open an account with my bank so that I will effect the transfer into your account for further transfer to your foreign
account for investment.I also found your company and yourself credible enough to handle and manage this fund for me properly.

Please if you want to do this business with me, contact me immediately so that we can discuss the modality to actualize this. This business is risk free and genuine. It will also take us some few days to conclude this business hence we are going to use The Bank online facility for the transfer.

All i need from you is your full banking details,phone and fax numbers for communication convinience

Waiting to hear from you.

Nana Elvis

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