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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)
  • "is 100% risk-free" (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: "keneth Akuma" <kenethakumagh03@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2008 02:13:13 -0700
Subject: compliments of the day


From The Desk Of Regional Manager
International Commercial Bank. (ICB)
Tema Branch Accra Ghana

I am Mr. Keneth Akuma the Regional Manager of international Commercial
Bank. (ICB) , Accra-Ghana in west Africa. During our auditing section, I
discovered that the sum of USD $7.500,000 (Seven million Five Hundred
thousand U.S. dollars) was prepaid and Un-recorded in the books of Accounts.

I discovered that it has been floating since 1999 through 2005 in my bank.
This is found out to be over influence on contract payments. Personally the
information is kept secret by me to enable the whole plan and ideas
profitable and successful during the time of transfer.

I have placed the fund in Escrow Coded account without a beneficiary
(anonymous) to avoid trace. I have packaged this transaction for our
benefit. As well as to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk-free.

On smooth conclusion of this transaction, you would be entitled to 35% sum
as gratification ,while 5% will be set aside to take care of all the
expenses during the time of transfer and also telephone bills, while 60%
will be for me and my family.

Please, be advice to keep this as top-secret and confidential, as I am
still in service and intend to retire from the bank service after we
conclude this transfer.

I will be monitoring the whole situation here in my bank until you confirm
the money in your account, and ask us to come down to your country for
subsequent sharing in accordance to our percentages.

I suggest you get back to me as soon as possible stating your wish in this
transaction, by calling me

...+233-24-5609185

Yours Faithfully

Mr. Keneth Akuma

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