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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 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 business is hitch free " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Parker Mensah <parker_mensah77@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2006 10:22:44 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Please advise me on a deal.


Dear sir,

My name is Parker Mensah the Manager, Credit and
Foreign bills of International Commercial Bank Accra,
Ghana. I am writing in respect of a foreign customer
of my bank whose name is Joung Heasook, Korea who
perished in a plane crash[Korean Air Flight 801] with
the whole passengers aboard on August 6th 1997, for
your perusal you can view this web site


http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9708/06/guam.passenger.list

Since the demise of this our customer, I have
personally watched with keen interest to see the next
of kin but all has proved abortive as no one has come
to claim his funds of US$25.5M (Twenty Five Million
Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) which has
been with my branch for a very long time. 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 be
the next of kin I am soliciting for your assistance to
act as the relative of the deaceased. And the banking
ethics here does not allow such money to stay more
than eight years, because money will be recalled to
the bank treasury as unclaimed after this period.
In view of this i will give you 30% of the total. Upon
the receipt of your response, I will send you by fax
or e-mail the application, bank's fax number and the
next step to take. I will not fail to bring to your
notice that this business is hitch free and that you
should not entertain any fear as all modalities for
fund transfer can be finalized within five banking
days, after you apply to the bank as a relation to the
deceased. When you receive this letter. Kindly send me
an e-mail signifying your decision including your
private Tel/Fax numbers for quick communication.

Yours Sincerely,
Parker Mensah.



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