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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)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "a reliable and reputable person to handle this" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "there are practically no risks 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.
  • newton_sowah@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Newton Sowah" <newton_sowah@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: newton_sowah007@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2007 09:23:45 +0100
Subject: urgente




Del escritorio de Sr. Newton Sowah,
Encargado, banco comercial internacional,
Takoradi Ghana.

Estimado amigo,

Espero que esto pueda no constituir la clase de vergu|enza a ti,
primero debo solicitar tu confianza en esta transacción, ésta está en virtud de
su naturaleza como siendo completamente confidencial y superior secreto.
Pero te estoy asegurando que todo estará bien en el final del día.

He decidido entrarte en contacto con debido a la urgencia de esta
transacción, deseo del asI para confiar en tu discreteness y capacidad
en la transacción de esta naturaleza. Dejarme comenzar cerca a introducir a
mi uno mismo correctamente a ti, mis nameis sr Newton Sowah, yo son el
encargado de banco regional del banco comercial internacional de Ghana. Vine
conocerte en mi búsqueda privada para que una persona confiable y reputable maneje
esta transacción confidencial.

Soy 44years de la edad y casado con 3 cabritos encantadores. Puede
interesarte oír que soy un hombre de la PAZ e INTERGRITY; Espero
solamente que poder asistirnos. He empaquetado una transacción financiera que
beneficiará a nosotros dos, como el general regional del interventor
del banco comercial internacional; es mi deber a enviar en un informe
financiero a mi oficina central en la ciudad capital Accra en el final de cada
año. En el curso de finales del año 2004 del informe del año, descubrí que
beneficios excesivos de cuatro millones de quinientos y cincuenta mil
dólares [dólares de los E.E.U.U

4.550.000.00] que mi cabeza la oficina no está enterada de y nunca
estará enterada de. Tengo desde lugar este fondo en lo que llamamos CUENTA de
SUSPENSO sin ningún beneficiario. Pues un oficial del banco yo no puede
ser conectado directamente con este dinero, esta es la razón por la cual
I.m que te entran en contacto con para que trabajemos de modo que puedas
asistir y recibir a este dinero en youbank nos explican PARA COMPARTIR.

El compartir del fondo es así: el 45% para ti el 45% para mí y el 10%
restante para cualquieres costos del impuesto o de la tina incurridos
en en esta transacción. Observar que no hay prácticamente riesgos implicados
en esta transacción como riesgo del 100% se enlaza libremente y
legalmente, él será banco a la transferencia de banco, todo lo que necesito de ti es
estar parada demanda como el depositante original de este fondo que hizo que
ramifica el depósito con Takoradi de modo que mi oficina central pueda
pedir la transferencia a tu cuenta bancaria señalada. Si aceptas esta oferta
para trabajar con mí, si encuentras esta oferta conveniente para ti
equiparme con la información siguiente, Tu nombre completo y dirección del contacto,
tu número de teléfono privado tu edad tu ocupación y posición. Apreciaré
mucho, si esta oferta es aceptable por ti, no hago la ventaja indebida de la
confianza que he concedido en ti, y te aseguro que podemos alcanzarla
con éxito. Puedes :


Recuerdos,
sr. Newton Sowah
Telephon number +233-249310375.
================================================================================================
>From the Desk of Mr.Newton Sowah,
Manager, International Commercial Bank,
Takoradi Ghana.

Dear Friend,

I hope this may not constitute sort of embarrassment to you, first I must solicit your confidence in this transaction, this is by virtue of its nature as being utterly confidential and top secret. But I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day.

I have decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction,
as I wish to rely on your discreteness and ability in transaction of this
nature.
Let me start by introduce my self properly to you, My name is Mr.Newton
Sowah,,I am the regional bank manager of the International Commercial
Bank of Ghana.

I came to know you in my Private Search for a reliable and reputable person to handle this Confidential Transaction. I am 44years of age and
married with 3 lovely kids. It may interest you to
hear that I am a man of PEACE and INTERGRITY; I only hope we can assist
each other.

I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit both of
us, as the regional Auditor General of the International Commercial Bank; it
is my duty to send in a financial report to my head office in the capital
city Accra at the end of each year. On the course of the year 2004 end of
year report, I discovered that an excess profit of four million five hundred
and fifty thousand dollars[US Dollars 4,550,000.00] which my head office
are not aware of and will never be aware of. I have since place this fund on
what we call SUSPENSE ACCOUNT without any beneficiary.

As an officer of the bank I can not be directly
connected to this money, this is why I.m contacting you for us to work
so that you can assist and receive this money into your bank account for
us to SHARE.

The sharing of the fund are thus: 45% for you 45% for me and the
remaining 10% for any Tax or Vat expenses incurred in this transaction. Note that
there are practically no risks involved in this transaction as it is
100% risk free and legally bonded, it will be bank to bank transfer, all I
need from you is to stand claim as the original depositor of this fund who
made the deposit with Takoradi branch so that my Head office can order the
transfer to your designated bank account. If you accept this offer to
work with me, If you find this proposal suitable for you do furnish me with
the following information, Your full Name and Contact Address, Your private
telephone Number Your Age Your Occupation and Position. I will appreciate it
very much, If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not make undue
advantage of the trust I have bestowed on you, and I assure you we can
achieve it successfully.Email: newton_sowah@myway.com de Altanative


Best regards,
Mr.Newton Sowah,

Telephon number +233-249310375.

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