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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)
  • "hundred thousand united state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • 233242281085
• 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.
  • edwardd_nwachukwu@latinmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Edward Nwachukwu" <edwardd_nwachukwu@latinmail.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 17:29:11 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FROM: MR. EDWARD NWACHUKWU.


FROM: MR. EDWARD NWACHUKWU.
TEL: 233-24-228-1085
EMAIL:edwardd_nwachukwu@latinmail.com


DEAR FRIEND,

MY NAME IS EDWARD NWACHUKWU, I AM THE MANAGER OF INTERNATIONAL COMMERCI=
AL BANK OF GHANA KOFORIDUA BRANCH IN THE EASTERN REGION OF GHANA. I GOT=
YOUR INFORMATION ON A BANK CONFERENCE WITH OTHER AFRICAN COUNTRIES HEL=
D IN ABIDJAN THE CAPITAL CITY OF COTE DIVOIRE IN WEST AFRICA. I WRITE Y=
OU THIS LETTER IN GOOD FAITH; I AM 57 YEARS OLD WITH THREE KIDS.

I HAVE PACKAGED A TRANSACTION THAT WILL BENEFIT YOU AND ME, AS THE BRAN=
CH MANAGER OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK IT IS MY DUTY TO SEND A=
REPORT TO MY HEAD OFFICE IN THE CAPITAL CITY ACCRA AT THE END OF EACH =
YEAR BUSINESS. ON THE COURSE OF THE LAST TWO YEARS 2004 BUSINESS REPORT=
, I DISCOVERED THAT MY BRANCH IN WHICH I AM THE MANAGER MADE SEVEN MILL=
ION OUR HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS WHICH MY HEAD OFFICE IS N=
OT AWARE OF AND WILL NEVER BE AWARE OF IT.

I HAVE DEPOSITED THIS FUNDS ON WHAT WE CALL FIXED ACCOUNT WITH NO BENEF=
ICIARY. AS THE BRANCH MANAGER OF THIS BANK I CANNOT BE DIRECTLY CONNECT=
ED TO THIS FUND, SO MY CONTACTING YOU TO THIS TRANSACTION IS TO ASSIST =
ME RECEIVE THESE FUNDS IN YOUR BANK ACCOUNT AND GET 25% OF THE TOTAL FU=
NDS AS YOUR OWN SHARE IF YOU AGREE TO ASSIST ME, I WILL IMMEDIATELY PRO=
GRAM YOUR FULL INFORMATION=92S IN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM HERE IN MY OWN BR=
ANCH AS AN ACCOUNT OWNER IN INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK OF GHANA. IT =
WILL BE A BANK-TO-BANK TRANSFER, AND ALL I NEED FROM YOU IS TO STAND CL=
AIM AS THE ORIGINAL DEPOSITOR OF THESE FUNDS WHO MADE THE DEPOSIT WITH =
MY BRANCH SO THAT MY HEAD OFFICE WILL IMMEDIATELY ORDER THE TRANSFER TO=
YOUR DESIGNATED BANK ACCOUNT.

IF YOU ACCEPT TO WORK WITH ME I WILL APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. MY PHONE =
NUMBER IS 233-24-228-1085 CALL ME IF YOU THINK WE CAN WORK AS A PARTNER=
SO THAT I WILL GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS.


THANK YOU IN ADVANCE AS YOU COOPERATE WITH ME AND GOD BLESS YOU.

YOUR SINCERELY,
MR. EDWARD NWACHUKWU.


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