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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)
  • "inland revenue" (Tax offices mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. Even after you pay their fake tax demands you will still not receive the non-existent funds you have been promised. )
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • 233249211808

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Bright Addo" <mrbrighta012@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <mrbright_addo10@myway.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 11:40:12 +0000
Subject: Good day my good friend.














From: Mr Bright Addo.Standard Chartered Bank of Ghana,Kumasi Branch.Tel: 233-24-9211808. My Dear Friend, My
name is Mr. Bright Addo. I work with the Standard Chartered Bank of
Ghana as the Regional manager, Kumasi Branch, in the ashanti Region of
Ghana. I
am 43 years old with three kids. I have packaged a transaction that
will be of mutual benefit to us. As the branch manager of Standard
Chartered Bank of Ghana, it is my duty to send a financial report to my
head office in the capital city, Accra, at the end of each financial
year. Following
the release of the second quarter financial report, ending of 2006, I
discovered that my branch made Five Million, Six Hundred and Twenty
Thousand United States Dollars ($5,620,000.00); from the transactions
accruing to the account of the Inland Revenue Service (IRS). This was
not detected by the renowned auditors from my head office. I have moved
the funds into what the bank call Escrow Call Account with no
beneficiary. Meanwhile
as you know I can not be directly connected to this money for obvious
reasons. So my contacting you is to assist me receive the funds in your
bank account in your country; which I know is possible if you liaise
properly with me and get 35% of the total funds as your benefit. The
transfer would be made via swift and it will be a Bank-to-Bank wired
transfer. All I need from you is to stand claim as the original
depositor of this fund. I
will compute your particulars as the person who made the deposit in my
branch, so that my head office will immediately order the transfer to
your designated bank Account. Call or mail me if you think we can work together, on +233-24-9211808.Thanks for your understanding and co-operation. Yours truly,Mr. Bright Addo.Branch manager (S C B).
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