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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:
  • "million united states dollars" (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 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.
  • james_owusu_1000@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "JAMES OWUSU" <james_owusu-9@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: james_owusu_1000@myway.com
Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:58:23 +0000
Subject: LETS WORK IT OUT!!!!!!

INTERNATIONAL COMMERICIAL BANK OF GHANA
(ICB).
EASTERN DISTRICT BRANCH


EMAIL:james_owusu_1000@myway.com

OUR REF: ICB/435/xo/026

GREETINGS,

It is with trust and confidence that I make this urgent proposal to you
inview of the fact that you are a matured and reasonable person.
I am the Western District Manager, INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK(ICB).

However, there is an account opened in this bank in 1998 and since
then, nobody has operated this account again. And after careful
investigation, I discovered that the owner of this account was the
president of GUNN FINANCE PTY LTD, a foreigner who died in 2001.his
name is Mr Alex Sim from Singapore .

The account has no beneficiary at present and investigation has proved that
this company does not know anything about the account. The totalamount in
this account is 9.3 million United States Dollars ($9,300,000.00) .In light
of the above.


I therefore solicit your assistance to provide a Well maintained
account that can accommodate this fund.


The management is ready to welcome anybody preferably a foreigner who
has the correct information of the account which I will give you
immediately,if you indicate your willingness to handle this project
with me.


Now, the management of the bank has ordered that all dormant accounts
will be frozen. On the strength of this order, I wish to make advantage of
this situation and present you as thebeneficiary of this fund and get it
Transferred to your designated account. Please be informed that all
documents relating to this transaction will be destroyed immediately after
the transfer, for safety purposes.


On the receipt of your positive response, I shall apply for annual
leave for our face to face meeting in your country SHARING RATIO: I
will compensate you with 25% of the total money for your assistance,
but this percentage is negotiable.If this offer contends with your
approvals, kindly drop me E-mail.Please include your phone number and
fax.to enable me speak with you orally for more clarification.


Looking forward to hearing from you.


Best regards

Mr James Owusu(District Branch Manager)

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