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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: "Dr.Richard Donkor" <doctor_richard1957@libero.it> (may be fake)
Reply-To: richdon0005@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2002 13:15:37 +0000
Subject: Attention CEO


From:Dr.Richard Donkor
Tel:+233-242-860945
Accra-Ghana.

Dear,

I am Dr.Richard Donkor,the chairman,contract awarding and tender committee of African Union(A.U)with sub-head in Accra Ghana.

I got your contact informations during my search for a partner for this huge money transfer project and I decided to contact you.

I seek your mutual partnership into this Money transfer project. I wish to transfer the sum of (Fifteen million united state dollars)US$15,000,000.00 to your personal or company Account.

This fund originated from over invoiced Contract bills I awarded for the supply of Food,Hardwares and Medical to war turn countries in Africa.

This over Invoiced sum was deliberately hatched out and Carefully protected with all attendant lope holes Sealed off. The original executors of the contracts have been dully paid by the Bank.This over invoiced sum is suspended in an escrow account awaiting claims by any foreign person/company I may front as the owner.Based On the law and ethics of our service to A.U,we as Civil servants are not allowed to operate a foreign Account.

You are offered 30% of the total sum as commission,65% will be held on trust for me, while 5% is set aside to reimburse expenses incurred in the course of executing the project.

The project is expected to be completed within 14 days if you accord me the maximum cooperation needed.
I solicit for your unreserved confidentiality in this project.This transfer is risk free.

Call me upon the receipt of this mail for more details on the procedure via my mobile line,+233-242-860945

Yours sincerely,
Dr.Richard Donkor.

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