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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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  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: "owo kkomes" <owokkomes18@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: oowokomes@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 10:38:15 +0000
Subject: Regards to the Chief Executive Director

Dear Friend,

Good day. My name is Owo Komes, a Sierra-Leone (WEST AFRICA) by nationality.
I am presently living with my mother and younger brother in a refugee camp
here in Ghana. My Late father was a Paramount Chief in my village, which is
rich in diamonds. I got your contact from a foreign charity aid worker that
visited the camp for charity donations... but I did not disclose my actual
intentions of reaching you. During the war out break in my country, my
family fled to Ghana a neighboring country to Sierra-Leone. However in
Ghana, my mother showed to me some documents indicating that my father kept
the sum of $3 MILLION USA DOLLARS with the (International commercial Bank)
account here in Ghana, for safe keeping before he passed away. My main
reason of reaching you is to help us remove this fund from the(International
commercial Bank) Ghana to abroad for investment. Precisely, our status as
refugees does not permit us to run an account here and we do not want to
contact any of my father's business associates in abroad, because we do not
know whom exactly to blame for this tragic loss. Please, your assistance is
urgently needed so that the (International commercial Bank)where this fund
were kept will not declare this funds a Deceased Account Non-Greta, meaning
that the Bank has full and legal right to claim the funds. Since the policy
of the Bank on Deceased Customer Account is that after 5 years if there is
no claim, the Bank will declare the funds unserviceable and will be
immediately taken by the bank. We would be glad if you will get us rest
assured that you will not abandon us when the funds get to you. We also want
you to let us know the amount of % you want to deserve if you decide to
help. If the % you wish to deserve is not ideal on my side, we can
re-negotiate or call it a day. You can reach me on

Tel: +233 243871779. Bye for now and thanks for your time and
understanding.

Yours Faithful,

Owo.

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