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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:
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "trunk boxes" (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.
  • g_ceps@freeghana.com
  • ghana_customs_services@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ghana custom <ghana_custom2005@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2006 12:33:53 +0100 (BST)
Subject: HELLO





REPUBLIC OF GHANA

GHANA CUSTOMS EXCISE AND PREVENTIVE
SERVICES
CUSTOMS HOUSE
237 Quaye Kwami-Kufuor Road,
P O BOX 2104, James Town,Accra-Ghana
Email: G_CEPS@freeghana.com
GHANA_CUSTOMS_SERVICES@yahoo.com
Tel:00(233) 209-282-035







Attn:





This is to inform you that the Annual Regional Customs Summit of West Africa(RCS) ended this yesterday 1st August, 2006 with a top priority.

The summit ended up with a resolution to refund and deliver all foreign investors funds back to their rightful owners as a land mark.

Therefore the West Africa Customs of Ghana has set aside this week to make possible all consignments in custody of various Goverment/ countries to be delivered upon prompt compliance with the available means under the West Africa Monitory Union Custom Delivery Unit from today Wednesday 2nd August, 2006.

Hence you are required by the present standard of Delivery, to make possible your nominated and accepted delivery address for effective delivery with the West Africa Monitory Delivery Union Customs Delivery Non Inspection Diplomatic Tag and Yellow Card charges of 2 217 250Cedis ($245USD) for the delivery of your four(4) trunk boxes which is payable to the West Africa Monitory Union Delivery Unit Department Director, Engr. Brown Akpoigho,Accra Ghana.


I await on your call and response,for more briefing on the subject matter.



Yours in the Custom Service,



Supt Compt Gen.Musa Owusu.
Comptroller General
Ghana Customs Excise And Preventive Services



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