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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: "SMITH BONGO" <smbongo1954@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: smith_bongo@katamail.com
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 12:15:48 +0000
Subject: WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU

Dear friend,

My name is, smith bongo. I am an accountant/auditor with Barclays bank of
Ghana. I am 38 years, old married with two lovely kids. I do officially
examine the business and financial records of Barclays bank Ghana and send
annual report to Barclays bank head quarter at Accra Ghana. During this
year financial audit of one of the Barclays bank branch in western region of
Ghana I discovered and covered an accumulated amount of five million five
hundred thousand united state dollars.($5,500.000), which no previous
audits has ever known or reviewed. Also the amount wills never being known
in future. I have successfully transferred the amount to Barclays bank
headquarters at Accra and placed the money on ESCROW CALL ACCOUNT where it
will be easy to be transferred abroad.

Now as an accountant/auditor of the bank I can not be directly connected
with the money therefore I need you to work with me so that I will make you
the benefactor of the account and transfer the same amount to the bank
account that you will provide abroad.

I have a partner here, a computer expert who works with our bank; he will
help me on this regard.

DETAILS:
1. You send me your full name, address and contact numbers. We will use the
information that you send to make you the owner/beneficiary of the account.
2. After that, I will send you a sample of application that you should
re-copy and send it to the bank, requesting the bank to transfer the money
to your home bank account.

Note, the time frame to get the money transferred and confirmed in your
provided bank account is within seven working days. Lastly be informed that
the sharing ratio should be 85% for my partner and me while 15% is for you.
Please you should consider this my noble business proposal to you, if you
can not handle it keep it to yourself.

Awaiting your urgent response.

Best regards,
Mr. Smith bongo

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