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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:
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "million us 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)
  • ",000,000" (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 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.
  • johnabohs@hotmail.com
  • john_abohs@iwon.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: John Abohs <j14abohs@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <urgentmatter@mail.ru>
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 08:10:06 -0400
Subject: ATTE:My Dear,




International Commercial Bank Limited
Makola Shopping Mall
Accra - Ghana , West Africa

Our Ref: ICB/MO-XXL03/2007
From: John Abohs

The Branch Manager
International Commercial Bank Ghana
First Light Branch
Accra – Ghana


ATTE:My Dear,

My name is Mr. John Abohs. I am the Branch Manager of the International
Commercial Bank – Ghana , First Light Branch Accra . I am a Ghanaian
married with two kids.

I am writing to solicit your assistance in the noble transfer of
US$9,000,000.00 (Nine Million US Dollars).This fund is the excess of
what my branch in which I am the Branch Manager made as profit during the last
year. I have already submitted an approved end of the last year report
for the year 2005 and also submitted report of first quarter of this year
2006 to my Head Office here in Accra and they will never know of this
Excess. I have since then, placed this amount of US$9,000,000.00
(Nine Million US Dollars) on a SUSPENSE ACCOUNT without a beneficiary.

As an officer of the bank, I cannot be directly connected to this money
thus I am impelled to request for your assistance to receive this money
into your bank account. I intend to part 40% of this fund to you while
60% shall be for me. I do need to stress that there are practically no
risk involved in this. It is going to be a bank-to-bank transfer to
your nominated bank account anywhere you feel safer. All I need from you is
to stand as the original depositor of this fund.

If you accept this offer, I will appreciate your timely response.
E-mail: (johnabohs@hotmail.com)

With regards,

John Abohs
Note: You can also contact me on my e-mail address
(john_abohs@iwon.com)
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