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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:
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • okyere.bright@personal.ro (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "THE BRANCH MANAGER" <investmentpurpose@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 10:55:19 +0000
Subject: INVESTMENT PARTNER WANTED

From: Desk of ; Dr. Okyere Bright
BRANCH MANAGER (FAMBL)
KUMASI BRANCH ASHANTI REGION Ghana,

Subject: Investment partner wanted
Dear Sir,
My name is Mr. Okyere Bright a banker by professional ) , One of my client who is a Sudanese National petroleum Company (General Manager , blessed memory who was assasinated by unidentified hoodlums last year 2005 in Sudan, My client deposited Ten Million Four Hundred Thousand Dallars ( US$10,400.000.00 , I am soliciting your assistance to help me on how to transfer this money to your country and help me to invest my own share of the fund in your country. I am a civil servant I am not allow to operate or owning a foreign bank account.

I have resolved to give you 20% of the total sum, should you want to go into partnership with us. Contact me immediately stating your full name, phone and fax numbers and your mailing address for easy communication and I will give you the final details and modalities of transfer.

I will also like you to know that we will sign an agreement to show our share percentage and all transfer details. Please, make sure you will keep to the highest level of honesty in this transaction, as I will trust you with my whole heart.
All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us seeing this deal through I guarantee you that this will be execute under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law.

I would highly appreciate you to assist me and a certain percentage of money will be given to you for your assistance.
Wish to hear from you soonest..
Best regards,
Dr. Okyere Bright
REPLY TO THIS EMAIL: okyere.bright@personal.ro

Anti-fraud resources:

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