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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: "william ansu" <william.ansu62@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: william.ansuprivate@cashette.com
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 15:00:42 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY

Dear Friend,

My name is Mr William Ansu, I am the manager of International Commercial
bank of Ghana Tema branch in the eastern region of Ghana.I got your contact
when I was searching for an overseas partner among names.

I write you this Letter in good faith; I am 47 years old married with two
kids. I have packaged a transaction that will benefit you and me as the
branch manager of the International Commercial bank it is my duty to send a
report to my head office in the capital city Accra at the end of each year
business. On the course of the last two years 2005 business report, I
discovered that my branch in which I am the manager made three million four
hundred thousand united state dollars ($3,400,000.00m)usd which my head
office are not aware of and will never be aware of it.

I have deposited this funds on what we call Escrow call account with no
beneficiary. As the branch manager of this bank I cannot be directly
connected to this money, so my contacting you to this transaction is to
assist me receive this funds in your bank account and get 30% of the total
funds as your own share.

If you agree to assist me, I will immediately program your full informations
in the computer system here in my own branch as an account owner in
International Commercial bank of Ghana. It will be a bank-to-bank transfer,
and all I need from you is to stand claim as the original depositor of these
funds who made the deposit with my branch so that my head office will
immediately order the transfer to your designated bank account.

If you accept to work with me I will appreciate it very much. Please contact
me through my private Phone Number +233243330357 call me for more details.

Thank you in advance as you cooperate with me and God bless you.


Yours Truly,
Mr William Ansu

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