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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "a reliable and reputable person to handle this" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "there are practically no risks involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • johnyosei1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr John Osei" <john_osei002@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2007 01:31:28 +0200
Subject: urgente

Del escritorio de Sr.John Osei Manager,
banco comercial internacional Takoradi Ghana.

Amigo querido,

espero que iste pueda no constituir la
clase de vergu|enza a usted, primero debo
solicitar su confianza en esta transaccisn,
ista esta en virtud de su naturaleza
como siendo secreto completamente confidencial
y superior. Pero le estoy asegurando que todo
estara bien en el final del dma.

He decidido entrarle en contacto con debido
a la urgencia de esta transaccisn, como deseo
confiar en su discreteness y capacidad en la
transaccisn de esta naturaleza. Dijeme comenzar
cerca a introducir a mi uno mismo correctamente
a usted, mi nombre es John osei , yo son
el encargado de banco regional del banco comercial
internacional de Ghana. Vine conocerle en mi bzsqueda
privada para que una persona confiable y reputable
maneje esta transaccisn confidencial. Soy 44years
de la edad y casado con 3 cabritos encantadores.
Puede interesarle omr que soy un hombre de la
PAZ e INTERGRITY; Espero solamente que poder
asistirnos. He empaquetado una transaccisn financiera
que beneficiara a nosotros dos, como el general
regional del interventor del banco comercial
internacional; es mi deber a enviar en un informe
financiero a mi oficina central en la ciudad capital
Accra en el final de cada aqo.

En el curso de finales del aqo pasado 2004 del
informe del aqo, descubrm que beneficios excesivos
de cuatro millones de cinco cientos y cincuenta
mil dslares 4,550,000.00] de los dollars[US de
los cuales mi oficina central no esta enterada
y nunca estara enterada de. Tengo desde lugar
este fondo en lo que llamamos CUENTA de SUSPENSO
sin ningzn beneficiario. Pues un oficial del banco
yo no puede ser conectado directamente con este
dinero, esta es la razsn por la cual I.m que le
entran en contacto con para que trabajemos de
modo que usted pueda asistir y recibir a este
dinero en su banco nos explican PARA COMPARTIR.
El compartir del fondo es asm: el 45% para usted
el 45% para mm y el 10% restante para cualquieres
costos del impuesto o de la tina incurridos en en
esta transaccisn. Observe que no hay practicamente
riesgos implicados en esta transaccisn como riesgo
del 100% se enlaza libremente y legalmente, il sera
banco a la transferencia de banco, toda lo que necesito
de usted debo estar parada demanda como el depositante
original de este fondo que hizo que ramifica el
depssito con Takoradi de modo que mi oficina central
pueda pedir la transferencia a su cuenta bancaria
seqalada.

Si usted acepta esta oferta para trabajar con mm,
si usted encuentra esta oferta conveniente para
usted equmpeme con la informacisn siguiente.
Su nombre completo y direccisn del contacto, su
nzmero de telifono privado su edad su ocupacisn
y posicisn. Apreciari mucho, si esta oferta es
aceptable por usted, no hago la ventaja indebida
de la confianza que he concedido en usted, y le
aseguro que podemos alcanzarla con ixito. Usted
puede tambiin alcanzarme en mi email del alternativa:
recuerdos de johnyosei1@yahoo.com

Sr. John Osei
Phone: 00233275170366

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From the Desk of Mr.John Osei,
Manager, International Commercial Bank,
Takoradi Ghana.

Good day,

I hope this may not constitute sort of embarrassment to you, first
I must solicit your confidence in this transaction, this is by virtue of its nature as being utterly confidential and top secret. But I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day. I have decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction, as I wish to rely on your discreteness and ability in transaction of this nature. Let me start by introducing my self properly to you, my name is Mr.John Osei,I am the regional bank manager of the International Commercial Bank of Ghana.
I came to know about you in my Private Search for a reliable and reputable person to handle this Confidential Transaction. I am 44years of age and married with 3 lovely kids. It may interest you to hear that I am a man of PEACE and INTERGRITY; I only hope we can assist each other.
I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit both of us, as the regional Auditor General of the International Commercial Bank; it is my duty to send in a financial report to my head office in the capital city Accra at the end of each year. On the course of the year 2004 end of year report, I discovered that an excess profit of four million five hundred and fifty thousand dollars [USDollars$4,550,000.00] which my head office are not aware of and will never be aware of. I have since placed this fund on what we call SUSPENSE ACCOUNT without any beneficiary.
As an officer of the bank I can not be directly connected to this money, this is why I am contacting you for us to work so that you can assist and receive this money into your bank account for us to SHARE.The sharing of the fund is thus: 45% for you 45% for me and the remaining 10% for any Tax or Vat expenses incurred in this transaction.
Note that there are practically no risks involved in this transaction as it is 100% risk free and legally bonded, 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 Takoradi branch so that my Head office can order the transfer to your designated bank account. If you accept this offer to work with me, if you find this proposal suitable for you, do furnish me with the following information. Your full Name
and Contact Address, Your private telephone Number, Your Age, Your Occupation and Position.
I will appreciate it very much, If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not make undue advantage of the trust I have bestowed on you,and I assure you we can achieve it successfully.
You can also reach me on my alternative email:johnyosei1@yahoo.com
Best regards,

Mr.John Osei.
Telephone:00233275170366

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