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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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• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • trust_bank@mail2ghana.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "david_scott@terra.es" <david_scott@terra.es>
Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2007 18:30:29 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: MARKETING PROJECT FINANCES AFRICA ANDRE THE LIGHT



CHEER!
With the occasion of the expansion of its activities, the=20

company of saving and credit PROJECT FINANCES AFRICA organized a=20

tombola concerning all people residing in Ghana and all people=20

living out of the Ghana having one limps electronic. -=20
the first price is a jumell=C3=A9e villa of 80 000 Euros located at=20

Achimuta GoLf (Accra Ghana)=20

- the second price, the sum of 60.000 Euros,=20
- the 3i=C3=A8me price an amount of 17.000 Euros,=20
- the 4i=C3=A8me price an amount of 9.500 Euros
- the 5i=C3=A8me price an amount of 7.000 Euros.=20

With the exit of this tombola, you were drawn in the second=20

place thus the happy recipient from the nap of 60.000 Euros.
If you received this message then you be the person=20

corresponding to the number of following code: PF/CI 1977 and=20

having the electronic address drawn lots and which makes you to=20

be happy BENEFICIAIRE OF the 60.000Euros.=20

Contact urgently the =20
NAME: MR VAINCENT NANA OF GHANA TRUST BANK.
EMAIL: trust_bank@mail2ghana.com=20
forward to him information below for your claim.

(1)your full names
(2)your Place and date of birth=20
(3)your Addresses and telephone
(4)your international passport=20

Once again congratulation and Cheer!.=20

Regard,
Dr.David scott.
Promotion maneger





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