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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "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)
  • "keep it confidential" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
• 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.
  • manffi2006@yahoo.de
  • mandakoffi@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Ossei Mufua" <osseimufua4@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 13:56:59 +0200
Subject: PERUSAL

PERUSAL
Dear Sir/Madam,
It is my pleasure to write this letter to you. First,I must ask your utmost
confidentiality in this transaction by virtue of it being utterly
confidential.
I am Mr. Ossei Mufua a member of the Ghana Export Promotion Council (GEPC)
who was with the government delegation to europe during a bilateral
trade conference. I have decided to seek your assistance and co-operation in
the execution of a business transaction described here under for the benefit
of all parties and hope that you keep it confidential because of the nature
of the Transaction.
We basically seek your assistance to front in the transfer of
US$30,500,000.00(Thirty Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars
Only).
Source: I work as a Director of Project Implementation within the Ministry
of Energy and Mineral Resources and with co-operation of three other top
officials, we
have in our possession an overdue payment in US funds.
The said funds represents certain percentage of the contract value executed
on behalf of my Ministry by a foreign contracting firm, which we the
officials over-invoiced by a total amount of US$30,500,000.00 (Thirty
Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars). Though the actual
contract cost has been paid to the original contractor, leaving the excess
balance unclaimed. But by virtue of us being civil
servants we cannot acquire this fund in our names, Therefore I was delegated
as a matter of trust by my colleagues to look for an overseas partner into
whose
account we would transfer the funds hence we are writing you this letter.
Our government is determined to pay foreign contractors all debts owed so as
to maintain continued good relations with both the foreign governments and
non government financial agencies. We have decided to include our bills for
approval with the co-operation of some officials at the Department of
Finance and the
Central Bank of Ghana (CBG).We hereby seek your assistance to act as the
beneficiary of the unclaimed funds since we are not allowed to operate a
foreign
account. You will provide us with a good front and partnership to process
the remittance of the money to you as a form of contract payment. This
process will
be an internal arrangement with the departments concerned and we will handle
this here, your duty is to act as the contractor and have the contract sum
paid to you.
I have the authority of my partners to invite you into this matter and with
your acceptance of our invitation, your share as compensation will be 30%,
and 70% will be for us.
The business itself is 100% safe, fail proof and risk-free, provided you
treat it with utmost secrecy and you follow my instructions carefully and
religiously. Your area of business specialization does not matter as it
cannot hinder the successful execution of this transaction. I hope I can put
my confidence in you in this matter.
Please contact me on my private email: manffi2006@yahoo.de and
mandakoffi@aim.com to indicate your willingness and capability to assist
us.
Thank you for your anticipated co-operation and I await the receipt of your
message to enable me bring you into the complete picture of the transaction.
Yours faithfully,
Ossei Mufua.

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