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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
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Fraud email example:

From: "William " <kngswll@rediffmail.com>
Date: 31 May 2008 23:55:32 -0000
Subject: PARTNERSHIP FROM ( ICB )


INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK GHANA LTDFROM THE DESK OF MR. KINGSIN WILLIAMTHE REGIONAL MANAGER (ICB),My
name is Mr. Kingsin William; I am occupying the position of the
regional manager of International commercial Bank (ICB) Kumasi Branch
Ghana. I am a Ghanaian and happily married with three children.I need your partnership in a Fund transaction and investment business that will benefit the both of us,In
the past seven years 1999, I gave a loan to a financial Company here in
Ghana in which the loan will be paid back in five years time 2006, and
we agreed that I will be compensated with the sum of TWO MILLION NINE
HUNDRED AND SIXTY THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED US DOLLARS ($2, 960, 500.00)
after paying back the loan I gave to them with the interest to our Bank
(International Commercial Bank). My head Office is not aware of this
compensation the Company paid to me, and my Head Office will never be
aware of it because I have since then place this compensation Fund on
an Escrow Call Account with no beneficiary.As
an Officer of the bank, I cannot be directly committed to this Fund,
therefore I am compelled to request for your partnership in assisting
me to receive this money into your bank account. I will part 30% of
this fund to you while 70% shall be mine. I also assure you that there
is no risk involved in this transaction as it is going to be
bank-to-bank transfer.All
you have to do is to stand as the original depositor of this fund and
ask for Escrow Account to be closed and the Fund to be transfer to your
designated Bank Account. If you accept this offer, I will appreciate
your timely response.Best regards.Mr. Kingsin William

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