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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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Fraud email example:

From: "David Agyeman" <dvdagyeman555@21cn.com>
Date: Sun, 25 May 2008 22:06:04 -0700
Subject: Re: how are you doing?


*International Commercial Bank. **
First Light Kaneshie Branch *
*Accra**, Ghana**.*

*Dear Confidant, *

*It is my desire to partnership with you and so I make this offer to you
believing that you may find it interesting. This is utterly confidential and
genuine by virtue of its nature. I am Mr. David Agyeman, the manager of the
International Commercial Bank Ghana (ICB), First Light Kaneshie branch,
Accra -Ghana. *

*I am writing for your cooperation in the transfer of Three million, nine
hundred and fifty thousand United States dollars ( $3,950.000.00 ) into any
account of your choice. This amount is a result of extra profit made by my
branch during the last accounting year. *
* *
*I have already submitted an approved end of the year report for the year
2007 to my head office here in Accra and they were not aware of this excess
and will never know of it. I have since then, placed this sum of
$3,950.000.00USD in a Non-Resident account without a beneficiary. *

*I cannot be directly connected to this money since I am a staff of the
bank. I am therefore impelled to request for your assistance and partnership
to receive this money into your bank account. And as my partner you will be
entitled to 30 percent of this fund, while 70 percent shall be for me. The
procedures will be made known to you as soon as I hear from you. *

*Your timely response will be highly appreciated. Thanks*

*Yours Truly,**
Mr. David Agyeman.*

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