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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:
  • "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: hwhenry hwhenry <hwhenry8@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: hwhenry10@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 21:20:17 +0100 (BST)
Subject: From Mr. Henry Willy (Accept in Good Faith)


Mr.Henry Willy
Branch Manager
Eco Bank of Ghana
First Light Branch
Accra, Ghana.

Esteemed compliments,

I anticipate that you read this mail quickly and let me know your opinion or willingness on this classified information that I will release to you. Firstly, I am Mr.Henry Willy, the branch manager of the Eco Bank Of Ghana Limited, First Light Branch Accra. I am a Ghanaian married with three kids.
I am writing to solicit your assistance in the transfer of US$8.750, 000.00 Million Dollars. This fund is the excess of what my branch in which I am the manager made as profit during the last year. I have already submitted an approved End of the Year report to my Head Office here in Accra and they will never know of this Excess. I have since then, placed this amount of US$8.750, 000.00 Million Dollars. On a SUSPENSE ACCOUNT without a beneficiary.

As an officer of the bank, I cannot be directly connected to this money thus I am impelled to request for your assistance to receive this money into your bank account. I intend to part 35% of this fund to you while 75% shall be for me. I do need to stress that there are practically no risk involved in this. 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 our branch so that my Head office can order the transfer to your designated bank account.

If you accept this offer to work with me, I will appreciate it very much. As soon as I receive your kind response, I will give you details on how we can achieve it successfully.

With Regards,
Mr.Henry Willy





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