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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "bells paul" <paulbell@livedoor.com>
Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 17:42:16 +0100
Subject: FROM BELLS


FROM THE DESK OF
MR. PAUL BELLS
BRANCH MANAGER
INTER. C. BANK
KUMASI BRANCH GHANA.

HELLO MY DEAR,

MY NAME IS PAUL BELLS, 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. PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS:
paulbells@21cn.com

BEST REGARDS
PAUL BELLS

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