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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:
  • "to your nominated bank 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)
  • "30% for you " (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 next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • john_annsah2004@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "john annsah" <john_annsah2004@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: john_annsah2004@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2006 19:49:30 +0000
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE

FROM MR JOHN ANNSAH.
DIRECTOR FOR FOREIGN OPPRATIONS DEPARTMENT,
COMERCIAL BANK OF GHANA, WEST AFRICA.
E-mail: john_annsah2004@yahoo.co.uk

Sir,


Let me start by introducing myself to you, I am Mr. John Annsah director in
charges of
Foreign operations department of the Ghana commercial Bank , regional
Branch. I have an
obscured business suggestion for you. One of our clients/personal
friend,

Late Mr. Morris Thompson an American who was a private business man
unfortunately lost his life in the plane crash of Alaska Airlines
Flight
261 which
Crashed on January 31st 2000, including his wife and only
daughter.

You can read more about the crash on visiting these sites below,
1. http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list 2.
http://www.nativefederation.org/history/people/mThompson.html Before the
plane crash, Mr. Morris Thompson made a numbered fixed deposit for 18
calendar months with a value of US$24,500,000.00 (Twenty Four Million, Five
Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) in my branch. Upon maturity several
notice was sent to him, another notification was sent and still no response
came from him.

We later found out that Mr. Morris Thompson and his family had been killed
in that plane crash. After further investigation it was also discovered
that Mr. Morris
Thompson next of kin is his daughter who died with him.
What bothers me most is that according to the laws of my country at the
expiration 4 years the funds will
revert to the ownership of the Ghana Government if nobody applies to claim
the funds. Against this backdrop, my suggestion to you is that I will like
you as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Mr. Morris Thompson
so that you will be able to receive these funds for both of us.

WHAT IS TO BE DONE:

I want you to know that I have had everything planned out so that we
shall come out successfully.
I have contacted an attorney that will prepare the necessary document that
will back you up as the next of kin to Mr.
Morris Thompson, all that is required from you at this stage is for you to
provide me with your Full Names and Address so that the attorney can
commence his job.

After you have been made the next of kin, the
attorney
will also file in for claims on your behalf and secure the necessary
approval and letter of probate in your favor for the movement of the
funds to an account that will be provided by you.

This process is risk free as we have set out all the modalities to see
that a legalized method is used because the attorney will prepare all
the necessary documents. Please note that utmost secrecy and confidentiality
is required at all times during this transaction.

Once the funds have been transferred to your nominated bank account we shall
share in the ratio
of 65% for me, 30% for you and 5% set aside for any incidental expenses
incurred during this transaction. If you are not interested, please delete
this letter so that I can scout for another competent partner to conclude
this transaction.
Should you be interested please send me your full names, telephone/fax
number, and email address. I will prefer that you reach

me via this email address : john_annsah2004@yahoo.co.uk
Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.
Kind Regards,
Mr. John Annsah

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