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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:
  • "it will be a bank to bank transfer" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "there are practically no risks involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "newmanfrank" <newman_frankk@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 09:48:58 -1200
Subject: Beloved







Dear, Beloved.
Compliment of the seasons.


My name is Mr.NEWMAN.FRANK, I am the Ashanti Regional
Manager of the International Commercial Bank of Ghana in
West Africa.I am a Christian.I do not want problems but I
just hope you can assist me. I write you this letter in good
faith.

I am in control of Six Million, Eight Hundred & Fifty
Thousand US Dollars ($6.850,000.00) and I realized the
excess profit from a contract that was awarded to a foreign
company here in Ghana by the World Health Organization to
supply ante-natal and post-natal drugs to rural areas in
Ghana and other West African Countries. This said money for
the supply of drugs was first deposited to the Bank where I
work.

With my position as the manager,I trade with the money in
Ghana Stock Market before the contractors withdrew the money
for the said purpose.I deposited the profit I made on Escrow
call account and I did not declare this to my head office.

I contacted you, to stand as the beneficiary of this fund
because as the regional manager I don’t
have to be involved with this kind of amount of money. I
can move this money to our offshore filtering center London
covering the region, but can I rely trust you to hold this
money for me until I arrive your country and pick it up
myself and you deduct 25% of the money as your commission.
If you accept my offer you can contact me only on my private
phone number or email-address. If you do not accept can you
forget I contacted you?

All I need is for you to get me a good current account in
your Bank where I can move this money.There are practically
no risks involved, it will be a bank to bank transfer. I
hope you understand my situation.

Thank you and God bless.
Yours truly,
Mr.NEWMAN.FRANK


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