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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 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:
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • eric004williams@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • emaileric002will@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: eric williams <eric004williams@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: eric002will@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 12:30:15 -0800 (PST)
Subject: LET US WORK TOGETHER FOR OUR GOOD


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: eric004williams@yahoo.com

INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK(I,C,B) OF GHANA, HIGH STREET BRANCH,TAKORADI KANESHIE, GHANA.


DEAR,


MY NAME IS ERIC WILLIAMS I AM THE REGIONAL MANAGER OF BARCLAYS BANK OF GHANA,OF KANESHIE BRANCH IN THE WESTERN REGION OF TAKORADI. I WRITES YOU THIS PROPOSAL IN GOOD FAITH, I AM 43 YEARS OLD MARRIED WITH TWO KIDS I PACKAGED THIS FINANCIAL


TRANSACTION THAT WILL BENEFIT YOU AND I,AS THE REGIONAL MANAGER OF THE BARCLAYS BANK OF GHANA .

IT IS MY DUTY TO SEND IN A FINANCIAL REPORT TO MY HEAD OFFICE IN THE CAPITAL CITY ACCRA AT THE END OF EACH BUSINESS YEAR. ON THE COURSE OF THE LAST YEAR BUSINESS REPORT.I DISCOVERED THAT MY BRANCH IN WHICH I AM THE MANAGER MADE THREE MILLION, US DOLLARS($3 MILLION DOLLARS WHICH MY HEAD OFFICE ARE NOT AWARE OF AND WILL NEVER BE AWARE OF.


I HAVE PLACED THIS FUNDS ON WHAT WE CALL ESCROW ACCOUNT WITH NO BENEFICIARY. AS AN OFFICER OF THIS BANK I CANNOT BE DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THIS MONEY, SO MY AIM OF CONTACTING YOU IS TO ASSIST ME TO RECEIVE THIS MONEY IN YOUR BANK ACCOUNT AND GET 20% OF THE TOTAL FUNDS AS COMMISSION.

THERE ARE PRACTICALLY NO RISK INVOLVED, IT WILL BE A BANK TO BANK TRANSFER. ALL I NEED FROM YOU IS TO STAND AS THE ORIGINAL DEPOSITOR OF THIS FUNDS WHO MADE THE DEPOSIT WITH MY BRANCH SO THAT MY HEAD OFFICE CAN ORDER THE TRANSFER TO YOUR DESIGNATED BANK ACCOUNT.IF YOU ACCEPT TO WORK WITH ME I WILL APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH AND YOU CAN REACH ME ON MY EMAIL AS APPEARED ON THIS MAIL IF YOU THINK WE CAN WORK TOGETHER SO THAT WE CAN GO OVER THE DETAILS.MY PRIVATE PHONE NUMBER IS 00233-208924228 EMAILeric002will@yahoo.com MORE DETAILS THAT MIGHT REQUIRED FROM YOU.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HEAR FROM YOU FROM YOUR GOOD HEART AS SOON AS YOU ACESS THIS MAIL AND TO ENABLE ME SEND YOU MY INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT AND MY BANK ID CARD FOR PROPER IDENTIFICATION OF WHOM YOU ARE DEALING.

BEST REGARDS,

ERIC WILLIAMS



- eric williams

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