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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:
  • "hundred thousand u.s 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 business is hitch free " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: kobina ajetey <kobina_ajetey@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 02:59:07 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: READ CAREFULLY


Attn. Good Friend,

International Commercial Bank.
Po. Box Inter House
Accra-Ghana.

My Name is Mr Kobia Ajetey branch auditor international commercial bank Ghana. Iam writting in rerespect of a foreign costumer of my bank (John Wood of south africa)who died in the plane crash of 31st of October 1999 (with Egyptian
Airline990)with other passenger abroad.

Sir, since the dimise of Mr John Wood,i personally have watch with keen interest to see the next of kin but all has proved abortive as no one has come to claim her funds of $18.3M,(Eigetheen Million,Three Hundred Thousand U.S Dollars)which he deposited with this bank and which has been with our bank here for a very long time.Presently.the bank is auditing all account on this note i decided to seek for whom his name shall be used as the next of kin ,As no one has come up to put claim as the next of kin to this funds and the baking ethnics here does not allow such money to stay more than 4years the money will be recalled
back to the bank treasury as unclaimed bill.

In,view of this i got your contact through my contry'sforeign trade chamber after i was convince in my mindthat your name could be used as the next of kin
to this claim.the request of the foreigner as nextof kin in thisbusiness is occassionned by the fact that the the costumer was a foreigner and Ghanaian cannot stand as the next of kin to the foreigner.

I agreed that 35% of this money will be for you as a foreign partner in respect of providing an account while 10% will take care of any expences that might be
inciured in process of suceeding the transfer which will contribute to all the expenses and the rest will be for me.thereafter i will visit your country for
disbursement as iam almost duefor retirement .

Upon the receit of your reply,you should endeavour to state the following ::

Your full name and mailling address,your occupation, your age,and your marital status,your private telephone and fax numbers,and your nominated bank
account were these funds will be transfered.

I will not fail to bring to your notice that this business is hitch free and that you should not entertain any fear as the whole required arrangement has been protected for the transfered.


Hoping tohear from you soon.

Best Regards,

Kobia Ajetey


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