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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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  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Lamptey Kwame" <lkicb17@gmail.com>
Reply-To: kofiicb@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 02:43:33 +0100
Subject: GOD BLESS YOU


From: Mr.Lamptey Kwame
The Manager International
Commercial Bank Ghana,
First Light Branch
Accra, Ghana.


Dear Friend,

I got your contact during my search for a reliable, honest and a trust
worthy person to entrust this huge transfer project with. My name is
Mr.Lamptey Kwame. I am the manager of the international commercial bank
Ghana, first light branch. I am a Ghanaian married with two kids.

I write to solicit your assistance in a funds transfer deal involving US$
5.3million.This fund has been stashed out of the excess profit made last
year by my branch office of the International Commercial Bank of Ghana,
which I am the manager. I have already submitted an approved end-of-the-year
report for the year 2007 to my head office here in Accra-Ghana and they will
never know of this excess. I have also since then, placed this funds on a
Non-Investment 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 will guide you on how to apply to my head office for the
Account Closure/bank-to-bank remittance of this funds to your designated
bank account. Believe me this deal is genuine and it will work. If you
concur with this proposal, I intend for you to retain 30% of the funds while
70% shall be for me.

l will appreciate if you respond immediately on the regards.

Sincerely,
Mr.Lamptey Kwame

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