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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "transferred into your 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)
  • "hundred thousand 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: Larry Koranteng <larry_kof68@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <larry_kf@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 01:47:36 +0000
Subject: from Mr. Kofi Larry


Dear friend,
It is nice and wonderful to make contact with you today.
As a matter of fact I am Mr. Larry K. Koranteng, I am currently working with One of the Rural Banks in Ghana as a regional branch manager. And I want to trust you with this money (US$2.8 million) for investment in your country.

Presently, I am in grip of this fund "Two Million Eight Hundred Thousand United States Dollars" readily available for you and I to share, and I am seeking for your cooperation to transfer this money to your place. I realized this money as part of unclaimed deposited funds in our Bank since 2002 by a dead foreign customer who deals on Gold and Precious stones here in Ghana before his death.
And I can not find any of his family information and no body knows about this.

Immediately when I realized this fund $2.8m, I placed it on Sundry Escrow Account here in our bank without any beneficiary information
and no person knows about this money.
Now I chose you to be my partner and I want this money to be transferred to your bank account in your country or any country of your choice since the code of conduct forbids any member of our bank to operate foreign account.

Sincerely, I am ready to give you 40% of the US$2.8m while 60% will be for me, as soon as this US$2.8m is transferred into your bank account in your country.

This is bank to bank transfer, therefore, I assure you there is no problem in this transaction.

Please urgently call me on telephone +233-246902253 for more detail.

Best regards,

Larry K. Koranteng
+233-246902253

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