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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)
  • "escrow account with no beneficiary" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "it will be a bank to bank transfer" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: David Mensah <mrdavidmensah14@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mrdavidmensah18@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2008 04:04:30 -0800 (PST)
Subject: FROM,MR.DAVID MENSAH,YOUR URGENT ATTENTION,DEAR SIR/MADAM


DEAR FRIEND,

MY NAME IS MR.DAVID MENSAH ,I AM THE MANAGER,AGRICULURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK GHANA LTD,KANESHI IN ACCRA GHANA. I WRITE YOU THIS PROPOSAL IN GOOD FAITH.

I AM 52 YEARS OLD MARRIED WITH FOUR KINDS.I HAVE PACKAGED A FINANCIAL TRANSACTION THAT WILL BENEFIT YOU AND I, AS THE BRANCH MANAGER OF THE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK GHANA LIMITED, IT IS MY DUTY TO SEND IN A FINANCIAL REPORT TO MY HEAD OFFICE IN ACCRA AT THE END OF EACH BUSINESS YEAR.

ON THE COURSE OF THE LAST YEAR BUSINESS REPORT, I DISCOVERED THAT MY BRANCH IN WHICH I AM THE MANAGER MADE U.S.$15.4,50.000.00(FIFITEN MILLION FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUASAND DOLLARS).WHICH MY HEAD OFFICE IS NOT AWARE OF AND WILL NEVER BE.

I HAVE PLACED THIS FUNDS ON WHAT WE CALL ESCROW ACCOUNT WITH NO BENEFICIARY. AS AN OFFICER OF THIS BANK I CANNOT BE DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE MONEY, SO MY AIM OF CONTACTING YOU IS TO ASSIST ME RECEIVE THIS MONEY IN YOUR BANK ACCOUNT AND GET 35% OF THE TOTAL FUNDS AS COMMISSION.
THERE IS PRACTICALLY NO RISKS INVOLVED.IT WILL BE A BANK TO BANK TRANSFER. ALL I NEED FROM YOU IS TO STAND CLAIM AS THE ORIGINAL DEPOSITOR OF THIS FUNDS WHO MADE THE DEPOSIT WITH MY BRANCH SO THAT MY HEAD OFFICE CAN ORDER THE TRANSFER TO YOUR DESIGNATED BANK ACCOUNT.
IF YOU ACCEPT TO WORK WITH ME I WILL APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.
YOU CAN REACH ME ON MY EMAIL AS APPEARED ON THIS MAIL IF YOU THINK WE CAN WORK TOGETHER SO THAT WE CAN GO OVER THE DETAILS. I WILL PROVIDE MY PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS ON YOUR REQUEST.

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE AND MAY GOD BE WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

MR. DAVID MENSAH


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