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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)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand us 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)
  • ",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)
  • "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: dominion oppong <dom_oppong@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 11:08:04 -0800 (PST)
Subject: INVESTMENT.


>From the Desk of Mr. Dominion K. Oppong,
Regional Manager [African Development Bank Ghana]
Auditing Department (A.D.B Kumassi Branch).


Dear friend,


This is Mr. Dominion K. Oppong (Banker) I got your contact through United Nation office bank information’s center in Accra.
I am the regional manager of African Development Bank Kumassi Branch. It is my duty to send financial reports next month to my head office in the capital city of Accra- Ghana.

On the course of the last year 2006 end of the year's auditory reports, I recovered in my office account files position (US$10,500,000.00 Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars) of which my head office is not aware since after the auditory; and with good faith of assurance the head office will never be aware of it OK.
Whence I have placed this fund in an Escrow call account no: [0771215093] without a beneficiary now, l have a plan in two months time to start up a private investment whence my name is among the list for retirement this year December ending 2008 (l am 48 years) there was miscalculation of money in my Department and how it happens I don’t know about it sincerely speaking.
The Boards of [A.D.B]of Ghana decided that I will pay the money because I am the Manager of the branch and they decided that they will be deducting money from my salary every month until the money is completed and right now I don't have money to take care of my family.
This is my reason for doing this business now. As the regional manager of the bank, I cannot be directly connected to this money thus.
I am impelled to request for your assistance to transfer this money into your bank account. No matter the cost, let me hear from you.
l will agree to offer you 20% (part)of the total fund to you if you can be trusted 80% shall be for me and two other officers in my branch who will assist me to register and move these funds into your account.

I do need to assure you that there is no risk involved in this transaction. It’s going to be a bank-to-bank transfer.
All I need from you is to stand as the original depositor of this fund. Then approval shall be made immediately to transfer the fund to you as the depositor.

If you accept this 20% offer, I will appreciate your timely response because I want to get this fund out from my bank immediately.
Please reach me with good faith on my private cellular phone like I said earlier, try to be prompt so that we can conclude this transaction within few bank working days.


Bless you,
I shall be waiting to hear from you,
Mr. Dominion K. Oppong Accra-Ghana.





















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