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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:
  • "transfer into your account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • drdangogogeorge@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Frank Dangogo" <frankdangogo@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 01:39:23 +0000
Subject: TO A SAFE ACCOUNT.

REPLY-THROUGH THIS E-MAIL BOX: drdangogogeorge@myway.com
ECOWOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES [ECOWAS]GHANA OFFICE
MY DEAR FRIEND
RE: TRANSFER OF US$15,500,000.00 (FIFTEEN MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
UNITED STATES DOLLARS
ONLY) TO A SAFE ACCOUNT.
I wish to intimate you with this proposal in my capacity as a Chief
Accountant and in full agreement with the Auditor-General of this
ORGANIZATION (ECOWAS] IN GHANA OFFICE
We scrutinized all records and the accounts of awarded and executed
contracts of this ORGANIZATION(ECOWAS) during the previous ADMINISARTIVE
regime, since the inception of democracy in ECOWAS SUB-REGION STATES and
carefully uncover and mapped out a whopping sum US$15.5M which we want to
transfer into your account as the beneficiary.
You can authentically apply for supply if it interest you to be our client
with full guarantee from me.

The money $15.5M has been approved for payment by this ORGANIZATION ECOWAS,
the Federal Ministry of Finance (endorsed by the Accountant General of the
ORGANIZATION ) and to be paid by the Apex Bank of ECOWAS under contract
number, ECOWAS/OGN/FMF/GCB/B2517/99.
As top civil servants, we are not authorized to operate foreign bank
accounts hence our decision to use your account in full trust and confidence
to transfer this money outside ECOWAS SUB-REGION .
We have accepted you as our foreign partner sum (US$15.5M FIFTEEN
MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY). Moreover,it is
pertinent to note that it is not risky and does not require much engagement
since we have taken care of the deal in full capacity.
We have resolved to give you 25% of the total for your assistance.
If you are interested in this deal, please, contact me through my e-mail
address above for more lively information.
I am anxiously waiting for your response with hope that you will understand
the confidential nature of this and its reality is a dream come through.

Best regards,
DR DANGOGO GEORGE
REPLY through THIS E-MAIL drdangogogeorge@myway.com

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