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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "there is no risk 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.
  
• 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.
  • john_kojo_icb@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr john kojo" <johnkojo_icb_2007@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 03 Feb 2007 11:52:36 +0000
Subject: urgent attention

Regional Manager
International Commercial Bank of Ghana,
Takoradi Branch.

Dear Friend

This Dr.John Kojo (Banker)I got your contact through United Nation office
bank informations center in Accra the regional manager of International
Commercial Bank Takoradi Branch Ghana. it is my duty to send financial
reports next week to my head office in the capital city of Accra Ghana.

I recovered in office account files possiton Five Million, Two Hundred
Thousand US Dollars (US$5,200,000.00) On the course of the last year 2006
end of the year's auditoring reports,Details Dr.Eric M. luiz account record
under international commercial bank ghana Deposit kept for your family.

This money was kept for the decease family, l can not trace the decease
contact informations again, in my bank files we have no information contact
to reach the decease family,of which my head office is not aware since after
the auditoring and with god faith of assurance the head ofice will never be
aware of it.

Whence I have placed this fund in an Escrow call account no: 0010101667
without a beneficiary now l have a plans comimg month to start up private
investment whence my name is amoung the list for retirement this year
december ending(l am 49 years) there was miscalculation of money in my
Department and how it happens I don�t know, the Boards of ICB Ltd decided
that I will pay the money because I am the Manager of the branch and they
decided that they will be deducting money from my salary every month until
the money is completed and right now i don't have money to take care of my
family.

This is my reason for doing this business now.
As the regional manager of the bank, I cannot be directly connected to this
money thus I am impelled to request for your assistance to retrived this
money into yours bank account.

No matter the cost, let me hears from you l will agree to offer you 25%
(part)of the total fund to you if you can keep my trust 75% shall be for me
and two other officers in my branch who will assist me register and move the
fund to yours account.

I do need to assure you that there is no risk involved to tis fund. It�s
going to be a bank-to-bank transfer. All I need from you is to stand as the
original depositor of this fund.

Then approval will be given immediately to transfer the fund to you as the
depositor.

If you accept this 25% offer, I will appreciate your timely response because
i want to get this fund out from my bank immediately.
please do contact me through my private email address:
john_kojo_icb@yahoo.com
With regards may God Bless us,
Dr.John Kojo

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