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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)
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Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <patricknkrumah1@live.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 05:12:50 +0000
Subject: Awaits Your Prompt Response



FROM THE DESK OF

MR. DR PATRICK NKRUMAH.

BRANCH MANAGER

INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK

KUMASI BRANCH GHANA.



Hello Dear,




My name is Dr. Patrick Nkrumah, I am the branch manager of the
International Commercial Bank Kumasi branch Ghana. I got your
information during my search through the Internet. I am 46years of age
and married with 3 lovely kids. It may interest you to hear that I am a
Man of peace and I don't want problem, but I do not know how you will
feel about this because you may have double mind. But I am telling you
that this is real and you are not going to regret after doing this
transaction with me. I only hope that we can assist each other. But if
you don't want this business offer kindly forget it and I will not
contact you again.



I have packaged a financial transaction
that will benefit both of us, as the regional manager of the
International Commercial Bank; it is my duty to send in a financial
report to my head office in the capital city (Accra-Ghana) at the end
of each year. On the course of the last year 2007 end of last year
report, I discovered that my branch in which I am the manager made
three million seven hundred and fifty thousand dollar [3, 750.000.00]
which my head office is not aware of it and will never be aware of. I
have since place this fund on what we call SUSPENSE ACCOUNT without any
beneficiary.



As an official of the bank I can not be
directly connected to this fund, so this informed me of contacting you
for us to work, so that you can assist and receive this fund into your
bank account for us to SHARE. Mean While you will have 35% of the total
fund, Note there are practically no risk involved, 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 response I will give you details on how
we can achieve it successfully.



Best Regards

Dr.Patrick Nkrumah





Awaits Your Prompt Response

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