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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:
  • "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 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)
  • ",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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: frank tegar <frank_tegar50@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <frank_tegar@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 06:23:31 -0400
Subject: INVESTMENT AND PARTNERSHJP


















From: The Manager,

International
Commercial Bank

Ghana First Light
Branch East legon,

Republic
of Ghana West
Africa

Sir, I got your
contact during my search for a reliable, trust worthy and honest person to
introduce this transfer project to. My name Frank Tegar,I am the manager of the
International Commercial Bank Ghana
, First Light Branch Accra . I am a Ghanaian married with two kids, and l am
residing at plot 1740 Tema community one in the out sketch of Accra , our country capital city. I am
writing to solicit your assistance in the noble transfer of US$15,000,000. This
fund is the excess of what my branch in which I am the manager made as profit
during the last year. I have already submitted an approved end of the last Year
report for the 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$15,000,000 (fifteen Million
United States 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
compelled to request for your assistance to receive this money into your bank
account. 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 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. All modalities
in this business will work out as soon as I receive your reply.

With regards,

Frank Tegar


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