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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: "Paul Kwame" <pakwamex0@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 19:06:20 +0100
Subject: Partnership


*Hello, *

*Please pardon me for not having the liberty of knowing your mindset before
writing you this letter without any formal introduction.My name is Mr. Paul
Kwame, I am the present branch Manager of Metropolitan and Allied Bank
[Gh]Ltd.Dansonman branch, Ghana.*

* I write to solicit for your partnership in claiming of $14.5million usd
from an account at our Head Office . The aforementioned fund $14.5million
usd is my share percentage from a Gold Mining project that i helped
financed, influentially. Furthermore, as a Manager in the bank, I am not
allowed to be part of such a deal, because it is against my company's
professional practice policy. *

*So I am compelled to ask that you stand on my behalf and receive this fund
into any account that is solely controlled by you.I will compensate you with
25% of the total amount involved as gratification for being my partner in
the transfer.And i will like to invest 30% of my share in a profitable
venture in your country which you will be in control. *

*You are the only one I have contacted for this business and if you are
ready to assist me, please get back to me so that I shall give you more
detail on how to proceed.*

*Yours Truly,
Mr. Paul Kwame
*

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