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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: "terry govan" <terry_govan40@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: james_dogan50@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 09:03:19 +0000
Subject: RE.Terry Govan.

Hi Sir or Madam

How are you today? It is my pleasure to write to you this day, I came across
your email address, through surfing the internet, my name is Terry Govan , I
am a 35yrs old single father of three, I work with the SCB Bank, as the
Managing
Director of the Cape Coast Branch. I have a business package which I am
proposing to you, this is based on trust and confidence, and you are
entitled to
accept or reject it.

It is my duty to send the annual report of the branch's income to the head
of
administration in Accra, last year I discovered there is a left over sum of
two
million dollars (USD$2,000,000.00) in an escrow account in my branch, and
this
funds is not made known to the head of departments, and it has simply been
forgotten, this funds will be beneficial if we can work together and have
this
head office transfer it to your account, as the legal owner of this funds, I
recommend your interest in this proposal, as the Person in control of this
branch, I am not suppose to get involve with this affair, but I will act as
the
insider, to make sure that this is successfully carried out, if you are
interested in this business proposal, the funds will be shared sincerely 50%
for
each party involved. It is getting to the end of the year, and for sure a
new
report will be sent to the head of department, this makes this business and
urgent task, if you are interested and you find the capabilities to transact
this business, please send me an urgent message, or quickly contact me.
I look forward to hearing from you, and hope we have a mutual business
partnership.

Sincerely
Mr. Terry Govan.

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