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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "it will be a bank to bank transfer" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "there are practically no risks involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
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Fraud email example:

From: Frank Kofi <frankkoffi_2007@yahoo.it>
Reply-To: frankkofi_2000@yahoo.ca
Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2007 13:30:51 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Urgent Response Needed



Dear Sir,

Hope this mail finds you doing well. My name is Mr.
Frank Kofi, I am the Ashanti Regional Manager of the
International Commercial Bank of Ghana in West Africa
do not want problems but I just hope you can assist
me.

I write you this letter in good faith bearing in mind
the nature of its Content coming from a person without
any referral, but please read and digest its content
and objectively consider if we can work together. I am
in control of Six Million, Eight Hundred & Fifty
Thousand US Dollars ($6.850, 000.00) and I realized
the excess profit from a contract that was awarded to
a foreign company here in Ghana by the World Health
Organization to supply ante-natal and post-natal drugs
to rural areas in Ghana and other West African
Countries.

This said money for the supply of drugs was first
deposited to the Bank where I work. With my position
as the manager, I traded with the money in Ghana Stock
Market before the contractors withdrew the money for
the said purpose.

I deposited the profit I made on Escrow call account
with our correspondent and I did not declare this to
my head office. I contacted you, to stand as the
beneficiary of this fund because as the regional
manager I don’t have to be involved with this
kind of amount of money.

I can move this money to our offshore filtering center
covering your region, but can I rely trust you to hold
this money for me until I arrive your country and pick
it up myself and you deduct 25% of the money as your
commission? If you accept my offer you can contact me
but If you do not accept can you forget I contacted
you. All I need is for you to get me a good current
account in your bank where I can move this money.

There are practically no risks involved, it will be a
bank to bank transfer. I hope you understand my
situation.

Thank you and God bless.
Yours truly,
Mr.Frank Kofi


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