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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million us 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 next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: JERRY MENSAH <jerry_men2000@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 00:35:54 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: VERY URGENT PLEASE


Dear Friend,

Greetings,

My name is JERRY MENSAH,the Eastern district Manager of the INTERNATIONAL
COMMERCIAL BANK OF GHANA(ICB).

There is a domiciliary account opened in this bank in September of 1998
in
the name of Mr.Juan L. Garcia,an expatriate who then was the manager of
a
Petro-Ghana a Technical Support Services and Petroleum Marketing
Company.

Mr.Garcia died in an auto crash in december 10,2005 along Accra-Kumasi
Motorway.After going through this account, I discovered that the
account has
been dormant since the death of Mr. Garcia.

The account's next of kin is his wife who also died in the same auto
crash
and the account has no other beneficiary. This has made it impossible
for
anyone to lay claims to the funds in the account. The top echelons of
the
bank are also not aware of the details of this account because of its
length
of dormancy.The amount in the account is 6.5 Million US Dollars.I have
also
observed that
if nobody come to claim this money, it will be forfeited.

I therefore,want to transfer this money into a foreign account of an
individual or corporate body for safekeeping and investments.Since the
funds
belong to a foreigner,it becomes imperative that only a foreigner can
lay
claims to it.This is where your co-operation and partnership is needed.
And
with my position and knowledge of the history of the account,the
transaction
would be a huge success.

I propose a meeting between us as soon as you indicate your willingness
to
co-operate with me in this transaction and a sharing formula of 65% for
me,30% for you and 5% to reimburse incidental expenses in the course of
the
transaction. The transfer of the money to your mandated account will
take
about 72 hours.
I look forward to your response by email.
Best regards,

Mr.JERRY,
Reply: jerry_men@walla.com

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