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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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • 5fenergy@gawab.com

Fraud email example:

From: Frank Kwesi <frankkwesi001@gawab.com>
Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2008 12:53:34 +0100
Subject: Urgent Response Needed .




Dear Friend,
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My name is Mr Frank Kwesi, I am the regional manager of the International =
Commercial Bank Tema Accra
Ghana I got your information during my search through the Internet. I am 4=
4years of age and married with
3lovely kids.

It may interest you to hear that I am a man of PEACE and don't want proble=
m,I only hope we can assist each
other.If you don't want this business offer kindly forget it, as I will no=
t contact you again.

I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit both of us,as th=
e regional manager of the
International Commercial Bank it is my duty to send in a financial report =
to my head office in the capital
city Accra at the end of each year. On the course of the last year 2007 en=
d of year report, I disc overed
that my branch in which I am the manager made Three million five hundred t=
housand dollars [US$3,
500.000.00] which my head office are not aware of and will never be aware =
of. I have since plac e this fund
on what we call SUSPENSE ACCOUNT without any beneficiary.

As an officer of the bank I can not be directly connected to this money,so=
this informed my contacting you for us to work so that you can assist rec=
eive this money into your bank account for us to SHARE.While you will have=
35% of the total fund. I will appreciate it very much. As soon as I recei=
ve your response I will details you on how we can achieve it successfully.=

=20
Best regards,
Mr Frank Kwesi
frankkwesi=5Fenergy@gawab.com [mailto:frankkwesi=5Fenergy@gawab.com]
+233-287330109



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