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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:
  • "utmost confidentiality" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Francis Annan <attnprivate265@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <dt9114000@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2007 11:43:44 +0000
Subject: Please Assist me (FRANCIS ANNAN)



From Mr. Francis AnnanTEL: +233 242182422Greetings to you, This letter must come to you as a big surprise, but Ibelieve it is only a day that people meet and becomegreat friends/ business partners. I am Francis Annan,current Head of Corporate Affairs Department with areputable bank here in Ghana. I write you thisproposal in good faith, believing that I can trust youwith the information I am about to reveal to you. I have an urgent and very confidential businessproposition for you. On June 5th, 2000, a Germanbusiness tycoon Mr. Andreas Schranner made a (Fixeddeposit) for 60 calendar months, valued atUS$12,500,000.00 (Twelve Million Five hundred ThousandDollars only) in my bank and I happen to be hisaccount officer before I was moved to my presentposition recently. The maturity date for this depositcontract was last 3rd of April 2005. Before this date,I have tried my possible best to locate a Next of Kinto late Mr. Schranner, but all efforts provedabortive, because all his family, including his SonIn-Law and children died in the plane crash ofConcorde Air France Flight AF4590 which took place on25th July 2000, some months after he did the depositin my bank. You can read more story about the planecrash by visiting this website;http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/859479.stmWith the recent change of government in my country andwith their efforts to support the United Nations incheckmating terrorism aid in Ghana. By end of Octoberthis year, the Government will pass a new FinancialControl Law which will give the Government authorityto interrogate account owners of above $5 millionDollars to explain the source of the funds, makingsure it is not for terrorism support. If I do not movethis money out of the country immediately, by Octoberthe Government will definitely confiscate the money,because my bank cannot provide the account owner toexplain the source of the money since he is late. I decided to utilize this life time opportunity,instead of Government confiscating the fund, but I cannot directly claim the money without the help of aforeigner and that is why I am contacting you for anassistance. As the Account Officer to late Mr.Schranner, coupled with my present position and statusin the bank, I have the power to influence the releaseof the funds to any foreigner that comes up as theNext of Kin to the account, with the correctinformation concerning the account, which I shall giveyou. I am having the secret Code for the account,which only the account owner or his Next of Kin canknow. I shall supply all necessary information we needfor the claim and there is practically no riskinvolved, the transaction will be executed under alegitimate arrangement that will protect you from anybreach of law, beside Ghana is porous and anythinggoes. If you accept to work with me, I want you to state howyou wish us to share the funds in percentage, so thatboth parties will be satisfied. I shall explain to youin details how we shall handle the transaction once Ireceive your response. Thanking you in advance and mayGod bless you. Please, treat with utmost confidentiality. I shall send you copy of the deposit slip issued to Mr. Schranner when the deposit was made for your perusal. I wait your urgent response. Regards,Francis Annan.
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