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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: "william ansah" <williamansah@gawab.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 09:01:09 GMT
Subject: I COUNT ON YOU


Dear friend

My name is Mr William Ansah,the regional manager of a branch of
International Commercial Bank Tema Ghana.
I am a Ghanaian married with two kids.
I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit both
of us. As the regional manager of the bank,it's my duty to send
financial reports to my head office in the capital city of
Accra.

On the course of the last year 2003 end of the of the year's
report,I discovered that my branch in which I am the manager
made Three Million Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand US Dollars
(3,550.000.00)of which my head office is not aware of and will
never be aware of it.
I have since then PLACED this fund on a SUSPENCE ACCOUNT without
a beneficiary.

As an officer of the bank,I cannot be directly connected to this
money thus I am compelled to request for your assistance to
receive this money into your bank account.I intend to part with
20% of this fund to you while 80% shall be for me.
I do need to as! sure you that there are practically no risk
involved in this. It's going to be a bank-to-bank transfer. All
I need from you is to stand as the original depositor of this
fund.
If you accept this offer,I will appreciate your timely
response.Please you can as well reply to my privateemail
address;wllmsansah@yahoo.com
Please reply
With regards,

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