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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)
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• 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.
  • jamesobi_003@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: james obi <jamesobit@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <jamesobi_003@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 14:46:41 +0000
Subject: Dear Friend.


CONTRACT #: MAV/ACPC/FGN/MIN/009,Swift Code: BPH KPL PK ,A/C#: 329606=101244=169=678FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENTStandard Chartered Bank (SCB)Our Ref: SCB/IRD/CBX/021/04
From the office of Prof. James ObiExecutive Director ,Standard Chartered Bank (SCB)Accra Ghana .
Congratulations to Our New Currency Accra Ghana.

Dear Friend.

I am Prof. James Obi the Executive Director of Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) Since my assumption of office, I have been able to offset most Overdue Contract sums (USD$15M) owed by the Government of Ghana to Foreign contractors in The past years. In the process of these payments I discovered through investigation That my predecessor moved out the above-mentioned sum outside but was unable to conclude the transaction before he was removed out of office unaware and the bank codes changed. The fund originated from the balance of over-invoiced sum and Inflated government contracts of which the principal sum had been paid to foreign contactors that executed their contract some years ago. This fund is now floating in a suspense account of our bank and will be moved by Certified cashier'

s check bit by bit or ATM CARD and Bank Draft within 48hours in another way out if you like bank to bank transfer of perfection of your account coordinates. I have concluded all necessary Arrangements for the BANK DRAFT or ATM CARD of the money to an account. .Contacting you on this issue became imperative to owing to the fact that the transfer cannot be affected without a second party account and receiving Bank Code and SWIFT numbers.

Therefore, what is required from you is trust and honesty. No further documentation, Just to change the ownership to your name No travel is required, I will forward an account where my share will be further transferred to, when the money reaches your bank. At the moment I can only give information that are reasonably able to assist the transaction without jeopardizing my person work or this transaction. Please send detail information,

1 Your Full Names2, Your Cell telephone Number3, Profession4, Age/Sex5, Marital Status6, Mailing Address

You can email now to indicate your wiliness Thanks in advance for a mutual and fruitful Business association. email me at (jamesobi_003@yahoo.com)
Regards,
Prof. James Obi.Executive Director,Standard Chartered Bank (SCB)
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