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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:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • ansa@k.ro

Fraud email example:

From: Ansar Mensah <jrmensah@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 20:23:37 +0000
Subject: Transfer Aproved

To your kind Attention,

SUBJECT: GOOD NEWS

After series of meeting at the High Court today regarding your fund transfer
of $15,500,000:00 only, i am please to inform you in a very loud voice that
your payment has been scheduled to fall under the next category for
immediate payment.

They had further guaranteed that as soon as you have paid up the Equity
Participation fee of $3,450:00 only, they will give an immediate instruction
to the Bank of Ghana to effect a direct wire transfer to your Bank.

To this end, do kindly furnish me your bank details in the manner below to
enable the transfer be done as we cannot afford any mistake in your Bank
informations.

Bank Name..
Bank Address..
Bank Telephone..
Swift code....
ABA/Routing Number....
Bank Code Line.....
Account Number....
Account Name...
Your telephone Number...
Your Fax number....
Copy of your Identification to back up the transfer

Be informed that as i had promised you earlier, i will not speak with you
until i have been able to get the necessary approvals from the High
Commission here in Ghana. Now in confidence i am ready to speak with you so
do call me on +233 243 648242 for final directives on how you should
transfer the US$3,450:00.

Also note that because of the way i had pressurised in the high court, they
had no choice than to jump the list in the payment schedule to enable you
fall within the Next category hence you are advised to keep this very
confidential until you have received the funds in your Account.

Please call me as soon as possible to enable me know which way to proceed
and ensure to send your response to (ansa@k.ro) to enable me be sure of who
is responding and for security purpose.

Congratulations

Thanks

Barrister Ansar Mensah
Legal Practitionner and Financial Consultant
P.o Box 1139 north kaneshi Accra
Tel: +233 243 648242

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