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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "a reliable and reputable person to handle this" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "there are practically no risks involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Felix Odege" <cost17gh@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: felixodege@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:30:06 +0100 (BST)
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?q?Contestaci=F3n=20Urgente=20De=20la=20Ayuda=20Del=20Negocio?=
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Del escritorio de Mr .Felix Odege,
Encargado, banco comercial internacional,
Kumasi Ghana.

Estimado amigo,

Espero que esto pueda no constituir la clase de vergu|enza a ti, primero debo solicitar tu confianza en esta transacci?n, ésta est? en virtud de su naturaleza como siendo completamente confidencial y superior secreto. Pero te estoy asegurando que todo estar? bien en el final del d?a.

He decidido entrarte en contacto con debido a la urgencia de esta transacci?n, deseo del asI para confiar en tu discreteness y capacidad en la transacci?n de esta naturaleza. Dejarme comenzar cerca a introducir a mi uno mismo correctamente a ti, mis nameis Felix Odege, yo son el encargado de banco regional del banco comercial internacional de Ghana. Vine conocerte en mi b?squeda privada para que una persona confiable y reputable maneje esta transacci?n confidencial.

Soy 44years de la edad y casado con 3 cabritos encantadores. Puede interesarte o?r que soy un hombre de la PAZ e INTERGRITY; Espero solamente que poder asistirnos.

He empaquetado una transacción financiera que beneficiará a nosotros dos, como el general regional del interventor del banco comercial internacional; es mi deber a enviar en un informe financiero a mi oficina central en la ciudad capital Accra en el final de cada año. En el curso de finales del año 2004 del informe del año, descubrí que beneficios excesivos de seis millones de cinco cientos y cincuenta mil dólares 6.550, 000.00] de los dollars[US de el cual mi oficina central no está enterada y nunca estará enterada de. Tengo desde lugar este fondo en lo que llamamos CUENTA de SUSPENSO sin ningún beneficiario.

Pues un oficial del banco yo no puede ser conectado directamente con este dinero, esta es la raz?n por la cual I.m que te entran en contacto con para que trabajemos de modo que puedas asistir y recibir a este dinero en youbank nos explican PARA COMPARTIR.

El compartir del fondo es as?: el 45% para ti el 45% para m? y el 10% restante para cualquieres costos del impuesto o de la tina incurridos en en esta transacci?n. Observar que no hay pr?cticamente riesgos implicados en esta transacci?n como riesgo del 100% se enlaza libremente y legalmente, él ser? banco a la transferencia de banco, todo lo que necesito de ti es estar parada demanda como el depositante original de este fondo que hizo que ramifica el dep?sito con Kumasi de modo que mi oficina central pueda pedir la transferencia a tu cuenta bancaria se?alada. Si aceptas esta oferta para trabajar con m?, si encuentras esta oferta conveniente para ti equiparme con la informaci?n siguiente, Tu nombre completo y direcci?n del contacto, tu n?mero de teléfono privado tu edad tu ocupaci?n y posici?n. Apreciaré mucho, si esta oferta es aceptable por ti, no hago la ventaja indebida de la confianza que he concedido en ti, y te aseguro que podemos alcanzarla con éxito. Puedes

Recuerdos,
Mr Felix Odege

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From the Desk of Mr Felix Odege,
Manager, International Commercial Bank,
Kumasi Ghana.

Dear Friend,

I hope this may not constitute sort of
embarrassment to you, first I must solicit your
confidence in this transaction, this is by virtue of
its nature as being utterly confidential and top
secret. But I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day.

I have decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction, as I wish to rely on your discreteness and ability in transaction of this nature. Let me start by introduce my self properly to you, My name is Mr Felix Odege,I am the regional bank manager of the International Commercial Bank of Ghana.

I came to know you in my Private Search for a
reliable and reputable person to handle this
Confidential Transaction. I am 44years of age and
married with 3 lovely kids. It may interest you to
hear that I am a man of PEACE and INTERGRITY; I only hope we can assist each other.

I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit both of us, as the regional Auditor General of the International Commercial Bank; it is my duty to send in a financial report to my head office in the capital city Accra at the end of each year. On the course of the year 2004 end of year report, I discovered that an excess profit of Six million five hundred and fifty thousand dollars[US Dollars 6,550, 000.00] which my head office are not aware of and will never be aware of. I have since place this fund on what we call SUSPENSE ACCOUNT without any beneficiary.

As an officer of the bank I can not be directly
connected to this money, this is why I.m contacting you for us to work so that you can assist and receive this money into your bank account for us to SHARE.

The sharing of the fund are thus: 45% for you 45% for me and the remaining 10% for any Tax or Vat expenses incurred in this transaction. Note that there are practically no risks involved in this transaction as it is 100% risk free and legally bonded, it will be bank to bank transfer, all I need from you is to stand claim as the original depositor of this fund who made the deposit with Kumasi branch so that my Head office can order the transfer to your designated bank account. If you accept this offer to work with me, If you find this proposal suitable for you do furnish me with the following information, Your full Name and Contact Address, Your private telephone Number Your Age Your Occupation and Position. I will appreciate it very much, If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not make undue advantage of the trust I have bestowed on you, and I assure you we can achieve it successfully.

Best regards,
Mr.Felix Odege

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