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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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• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Dansoman Mattew <dansoman_mattew@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2007 20:31:05 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Happy xmas.RE.treat with confident



From: .Mr Dansoman Mattew
Manager
Kumasi Branch .
ICB Bank Of Ghana.
THIS LETTER IS URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL,
AND MUST BETREATED WITH THE UTMOST LEVEL OF
CONFIDENCIALITY.Attn:
Managing Director,Dear Sir,Madam.I am Mr. Dansoman Matthew, currently
the
DistrictManager, Commercial Bank of Ghana, I am on the vergeof being
retired after 5 years of meticulous service to the Bank. I plan to set
up a
private corporation dealing in real estate, textiles and commodities.
I will need your assistance and corporation in executinga transaction
in my
bank before I retire. There is a dormant account in my Bank with a
value of$8,790,000 USD. This account has been dormant for the past 5
years
owing to the fact the owner Mr. MaxwellDickson Clapperton died in a car
accident without a will and apparent Next of Kin.All efforts by the
bank
management to locate the relatives or next of kin of the deceased
Mr.Clapperton have proven abortive. Investigations so farcarried out
have shown that Mr. Clapperton had no wife and children.It is on this
strength that I want your indulgence inacting or
presenting your self as
next of Kin to Mr.Clapperton so that the fund could be transferred
to your country for investment.I will provide all the information,
documents
and original certificates to a lawyer who will swear affidavits on your
behalf and also secure judgment at the probate administration in your
favor.You can provide a bank account any where in the worldwhere the
money
could be lodged.I have resolved to give you 40% of the fund for
your corporation.Looking forward to hearing from you soon.Thank you and
highest regards.Mr. Dansoman Matthew Branch Manager ICBBank Of
Ghana,Kumasi
Branch,Ghana. West africa

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