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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:
  • "please indicate your willingness" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "transfer into your 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)
• 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.
  • hsbc_info@freeghana.com
  • pejarh@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "PAA KWESI MENSAH" <kwesipa_01@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2006 10:47:32 +0000
Subject: RE: SWIFT TRANSFER OF US$15.5 MILLION INTEREST

HSBC Equator
Member HSBC Group, Accra-Ghana
International Transfer
Processing Department
Trust Towers Asylum Down
2nd Floor PMB CCCI
Cantonments, Accra Ghana
hsbc_info@freeghana.com

10th Aug., 2006

DEAR SIR,

RE: SWIFT TRANSFER OF US$15.5 MILLION INTEREST INTO YOUR ACCOUNT

I am an accountant attarched to the International Transfer Processing
Department of HSBC BANK,ACCRA-GHANA,and special account officer of the
ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES (ECOWAS), SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT FUND
(SDF) for the development and Peace Mission in the Sub Region.

Sometime ago, your contract money was brought to our bank from the Economic
Community of West African Foreign Contractor Payment Panel made of the
following countries: Nigeria, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Senegal, Ivory-coast,
Gambia, Mali, etc.(Ecowas).

After some period, they called the fund back to their treasury. For the
period of time this money has been in our bank, it has generated an interest
of US$15.5 Million, which we consider must be paid to you since you are one
of the contractors that have not received payment.

As a matter of fact we the management of this bank has resolved and decided
to pay the interest of the fund via Swift Transfer into your account.
The purpose of this mail is to solicit for your concent to provide your bank
account where i will slot in your name in the central system of our bank for
your inclusion and approval among the designated beneficiaries/ contractors
due for payment of thier funds. What we need from you now is any form of
identification, your international passport number or your driving license
number, then your telephone and fax number for easy communication.

As soon as you provide your banking particulars, i will include it in our
approved schedule and will send you a draft of how you shall address your
application for the transfer of US$15.5m to our bank.I will also be here to
provide you with all the information you need to succeed.

Please indicate your willingness and reply to my private email-
pejarh@hotmail.com

Best Regards,

PEJARH KWESI OHENE
TREASURY DEPARTMENT
HSBC BANK ACCRA GHANA

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