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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:
  • "million united states 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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: john james <johnjameb204@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: johnjames204@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2007 20:05:20 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: INVESTMENT


FROM: Mr John James
ACCRA, GHANA
Hello,
I got your contact during my search for a reliable, honest and a trust
worth person to entrust this huge transfer project with. My name is
Mr. John James, Branch manager of a financial institution here in
Ghana. I am a Ghanaian married with two kids. I am writing to solicit
your assistance in the transfer of $ 11,500,000 Million United
States dollars only.

This fund is the excess of what my branch in which am the manager
made as profit during the 2004 financial year. I have already
submitted annual report for that year to my head office here in
Accra as I have watched with keen interest as they will never know of
this excess.I have since, placed this amount of $ 11,500,000
Million United States dollars only to an Escrow Coded account
without a beneficiary (anonymous) to avoid trace.

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 on my behalf. I intend to part 30% of
this fund to you while 70% shall be for me. I do need to stress that
there are practically no risk involved in this. It's going to be a
bank-to-bank transfer.

All I need from you is to stand as the original
depositor of this fund so that the fund can be transferred to your
account. If you accept this offer, I will appreciate your timely
response urgently.

With Regards,
Mr.John James

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