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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: "Mr. Samuel Koffi Johnson" <s_k_johnson@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: samkoffijohnson@myway.com
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 09:54:58 +0100
Subject: From Samuel Koffi Johnson


Dear Friend,
I am Mr. Samuel Koffi Johnson the Branch manager of
International Commercial Bank , Takroadi Branch Ghana West
Africa.
I am a Ghanaian by birth. Although you may have known or
seen me for the first time, I implore you to go through
this proposalobjectively as it is going to be of immense
help to both of us. I have packaged a financial transaction
that will benefit both of us. As the branch manager of the
bank, it is my duty to send financial reports to my
head office in the capital city of Accra Ghana.
On the course of the last year 2005 that just ended
Financial report, I discovered that my branch in which
I am the manager, made excess profit, I decided to
place part of the undetected money in an escrow account
of which my head office is not aware of and will never
be aware of it .
In fact, I have PLACED this fund in an ESCROW CALL
ACCOUNT without a beneficiary. As the branch manager
of the bank, I cannot be directly connected to this
Money thus, I decided to request for your
assistance to receive this money into your bank
account.
For your acceptance, I intend to part 50% of the total
sum to you while am my accountant etc take 50%.
you responsibility will be to assist me move the fund
to your country. I need to assure you that there are
no risks involved in this Business. 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 and then we shall discuss on how you
Will keep our share. I have done the necessary home
work for the success of this business. I will also give
you all the required details about the transaction
and the amount involved. I await your response if you accept the

proposal.

Regards

Samuel Koffi Johnson.

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