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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:
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: liws222@interfree.it
Reply-To: williamskofi2005@gmail.com
Date: 12 Feb 2008 14:14:03 -0000
Subject: PLEASE YOUR RESPONSE IS REQUIRED


Greetings,

I got your contact email address through a personal search and decided to let you know about this packaged financial transaction.I am Kofi Williams Owusu,one of the regional branch manager of International Commercial Bank of Ghana Ltd. Accra-Ghana.

On the course of last year 2007/2008 business report, I discovered that my branch made excess profit of Twelve Million, Five Hundred, Thousand Dollars ($12,500,000.00) of which my head Office is not aware of and will never be aware of and then I Placed this fund on ESCROW CALL ACCOUNT without a beneficiary.As a Manager in the bank, I cannot be directly connected to this money thus I am compelled to request for your assistance to stand on my behalf and receive this money into your bank account. I will compensate you with 20% of the total amount involved as gratification and the rest will be mine.

Please if you wish to assist me in this business, reply and contact me immediately so that we can discuss the modalities to actualize this transaction,You can reach me on my private phone +233-243-510-543 for more details.

NOTE: There are practically no risk involve in this transaction. It will be a bank-to-bank transfer and will only take us three banking days to reflect in your designated account.
Waiting to hear from you.

With Regards,

Mr.Kofi Williams Owusu


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