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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:
  • "it will be a bank to bank transfer" (a common phrase found 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.
  • pau_lray@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: paul ray <paul_ray_paul@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 14:38:44 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Please get back to me is urgent


BARCLAYS BANK GHANA LTD,
HIGH STREET BRANCH,
KANESHIE ACCRA, GHANA. WEST- AFRICAN.


ATTN: MY DEAR,

GOOD DAY,


HOW ARE YOU DOING ? I HOPE FINE. MY NAME IS MR PAUL RAY, I AM THE REGIONAL MANAGER OF BARCLAYS BANK GHANA LTD, KANESHIE BRANCH . I GOT YOUR INFORMATION ON A RECENT BANK CONFERENCE WITH OTHER WEST AFRICAN COUNTRIES HELD IN LOME THE CAPITAL CITY OF TOGO IN WEST AFRICA.

I WRITE YOU THIS PROPOSAL IN GOOD FAITH, I AM 42 YEARS OLD MARRIED WITH TWO KIDS. I HAVE PACKAGED A FINANCIAL TRANSACTION THAT WILL BENEFIT YOU AND I, AS A BRANCH MANAGER OF THE BARCLAYS BANK, IT IS MY DUTY TO SEND IN A FINANCIAL REPORT TO MY HEAD OFFICE AT THE END OF EACH BUSINESS YEAR. ON THE COURSE OF THE LAST YEAR BUSINESS REPORT,

I DISCOVERED THAT MY BRANCH IN WHICH I AM THE MANAGER MADE SIX MILLIONS US DOLLARS { $ 6, 000,000,00 } WHICH MY HEAD OFFICE ARE NOT AWARE OF AND WILL NEVER BE AWARE OF. I HAVE PLACED THIS FUNDS ON WHAT WE CALL ESCROW CALL ACCOUNT WITH NO BENRFICIARY.

AS AN OFFICER OF THIS BANK I CAN NOT BE DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THIS MONEY, SO MY AIM OF CONTACTING YOU IS TO ASSIST ME RECEIVE THIS MONEY IN YOUR BANK ACCOUNT AND GET 20% OF THE TOTAL FUNDS AS COMMISSION.

THERE ARE PRACTICALLY NO RISK INVOLVED, IT WILL BE A BANK TO BANK TRANSFER, ALL I NEED FROM YOU IS TO STAND CLAIM AS THE ORIGINAL DEPOSITOR OF THIS FUNDS WHO MADE THE DEPOSIT WITH MY BRANCH SO THAT MY HEAD OFFICE CAN ORDER THE TRANSFER TO YOUR DESIGNATED BANK ACCOUNT.

IF YOU ACCEPT TO WORK WITH ME I WILL APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. SEND YOUR PRIVATE PHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR MORE DETAILS.

Please Mail back on this email address : pau_lray@hotmail.com

THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU .
YOURS TRULY
MR PAUL RAY.


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