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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "diplomatic immunity"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "diplomatic immunity" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • ohene_nana1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "nana ohene" <nana34ohene@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ohene_nana1@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 12:05:38 +0000
Subject: Greetings Dear Friend,

West African Clearing House
Darkuman – Accra Ghana
P.O. Box 501 Accra Ghana
Email:ohene_nana1@yahoo.com
Phone 00233 21859959
Fax 00233 21859957

Dear Friend,

I am Mr. OHENE NANA Operation of West African Clearing House Accra Ghana
duly registered with the appropriate authorities.

Since four years ago one Zimbabwean (Mr. Francis Carden) who served under
the President government as a Minister came to our company and deposited Sum
of ($15.5 Million) in our custody and the due process of our Company was
followed. His position as a minister was an advantage that was why he could
move the money over to Ghana without having problem with the authorities at
the airport due to Diplomatic Immunity.

As it stands now, the man in question has never since past three years
visited our company or call me like he use to in the first one year of
deposit. As a result of this I carried out enquiry and my investigations
revealed that the man in question died two 32 months ago.

The entire house hold does not know anything about this money because the
depositor as I learnt fell out with President Mugabe and his death was
necessitated by the heartless president.I am relaying this information to
you because of my plans to divert the said fund to your custody using my
office. As it stands, No body in the company has comprehensive knowledge
about the transaction because all the original documents was kept with me by
the depositor for security.

Frankly speaking, I can not move this amount of money out of Ghana on my own
and I can not deposit such amount into any Commercial bank in Ghana in my
name.
If this business interests you, provide me with your particulars- Surname,
First name, Address, Country of origin, company name if any. With these I
will be able to effect Change of ownership to your name and other related
documents.

Having done that, you be will required coming over to Ghana to open a None
Residential Short Live Account with a Bank in which the fund will be moved
into. When this fund is deposited in the account, you will gradually
transfer the fund into any account of your choice where we shall meet and
share according to agreement of 55% for me,35% for you while 10% will be
used to settle all expenses both of will incur while transacting. Trust is
required in a very high magnitude as I do not wish to be cheated.

I look forward to your kind gesture if the conditions are okay by you.
reply the through my email as mantioned above.

Yours faithfully
Mr. OHENE NANA

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