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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "i would like to apply through this medium for your co-operation" (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.
  • infokwamemensah@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "dr_kwame_mensah@terra.es" <dr_kwame_mensah@terra.es>
Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 17:15:40 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: Advise on which business to INVEST?



From: Dr. Kwame Mensah,
Contract Award Committee Chairman
E-mail: infokwamemensah@yahoo.co.uk
Tele fax +233246545153

Dear Sir / Madam:

I would like to apply through this medium for your co-operation and to use this opportunity as a SPRINGBOARD to do joint business with you in your country.
I am the Chairman Contract Award Committee in Ministry Ghana petroleum Commission Resources in Accra Ghana in West Africa.
I am in search of an agent to assist us in the transfer of ($32m) Thirty two Million, United States dollars; I am contacting you primarily because you have the experience and capacity to manage this investment portfolio on our behalf.

I have access to a capital I intend to invest in your country into a very lucrative venture of which you are to advise and manage for our mutual benefit. I am not a businessman; I am the Contract award committee chairman in PETROLEUM COMMISSION GHANA ( P.C.G). I am working with two other officers who are also stakeholders in this investment project. This project will be totally under your custody and control at least until we disengage from the public service. Since we don't have any business experience, we will rely on you to tinker ideas and invest the funds on our behalf. You will be required to help us to do the following:
(1) Assist in the receiving of the said fund
(2) Advise on which business to INVEST?
(3) Assist us in purchase of properties

Please treat as priority and give me feed back via phone or email
Regards

DR KWAME MENSAH.





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