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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "of which your share shall be" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "acceptance of this proposal through my above stated email address" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: ome chidozie <dr_ome12@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 01:47:46 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: ATTN ; ASSISTANCE REQUIRED FOR ACQUISITION OF ESTATE


FEDERAL MINISTRY OF WORKS AND HOUSING FEDERAL SECRETARIAT
ACCRA GHANA
FROM:DR.BARRABAT CHIDOZIE OME


Dear Sir,

ASSISTANCE REQUIRED FOR ACQUISITION OF ESTATE


I write to inform you of my desire to acquire estates or landed properties in your country on behalf of the Director of Contracts and Finance Allocations of the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing in Accra Ghana .

Considering his very strategic and influential position, he would want the transaction to be as strictly confidential as possible. He further wants his identity to remain undisclosed at least for now,untill the completion of the transaction.Hence our desire to have an overseas agent.

I have therefore been directed to inquire if you would agree to act as our overseas agent in order to actualize this transaction.The deal, in brief, is that the funds with which we intend to carry out our proposed investments in your country is presently in a coded account at the i.e(the Bank Of Ghana)and we need your assistance to transfer the funds to your country in a convenient bank account that will be provided by you before we can put the funds into use in your country. For this, you shall be considered to have executed a contract for the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing in Accra Ghana for which payment should be effected to you by the Ministry, The contract sum of which shall run into US$53 000 000 Million,of which your share shall be 20% if you agree to be our overseas agent.

As soon as payment is effected, and the amount mentioned above is successfully transferred into your account, we intend to use our own share in acquiring some estates abroad. For this too you shall also serve as our agent. In the light of this, I would like you to forward to me the following informationed below:

1. Your company name and address if any
2. Your personal fax number
3. Your personal telephone number for easy communication.

You are requested to communicate your acceptance of this proposal through
my above stated email address after which we shall discuss in details the
modalities for seeing this transaction through.

Your quick response will be highly appreciated.

Thank you in anticipation of your cooperation.

Yours faithfully,
DR.BARRABAT CHIDOZIE OME




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