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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:
  • "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:25:33 -0800
Subject: Very urgent...contact me immediately for the way forward.


Attn: Sir/Madam,

I know that this email may come to you as a surprise and you may have the
intention to ignore it, but your respond to this email will make you and i
to achieve this great and wonderfull opportunity of a life time . My name is
Dr. David Nartey,a seasoned banker with Eco bank plc Ghana, and the
assistant branch manager for seven years. During my routing check of some
domant account which belongs to our clients, I discovered a large sum of
money the sum $9.5million u.s dollars which was deposited in an Escrow
account in my bank and this said money belongs to one of our late client the
former President Republic of Togo (Gnassingbe Eyadema) who died on the 5th
of February 2005, three years ago.

I have ust contacted the account officer who told me that he have not heard
any comment from any members of the family of the deceased up to this
present time for the pass three years now. I have tried severally to get any
link to find any close relatives of the deceased to come forward for the
money for the pass three years now but all efforts could not avail. Right
now I am contacting you so that you and i can agree and then make you the
next of kin/beneficiary to this said fund by sending you all
details/information of the deceased and the steps/protocol you will have to
follow so that the board of directors of this can acknowledge your claim and
the money will be transfer into your designation bank account without any
further delay .


I am ready to let you have 30% of the money and additional 5% for any
incurred cost in the process of this transaction and i am given you 100%
guarantee. Hoping to hear from you. Note: your urgency and Secrecy is highly
needed in this transaction. Thanks in anticipation.

*Dr. David Nartey.*

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