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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million united states 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)
  • "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 are practically no risks involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "JAMES OWUSU" <james_owusuzzz8@naseej.com>
Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 17:27:56 +0300
Subject: LETS DO IT TOGETHER!!!



From The Desk Of, Mr James Owusu,
The Regional Manager
Ghana International Commercial

Accra Branch Ghana.
West Africa.
Email=jjames_wousu_zzz55@live.com
 
Dear Sir, 
 
My name is Mr James Owusu . I am the Regional Manager of Ghana
International Commercial Bank, Accra branch Ghana. I write you this
proposal in good faith; I am married with two lovely children.
 
I am a man of peace, and have sincere respect for human feelings and
opinions. I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit
you and I. 
 
As the Regional Manager of Ghana  International Commercial Bank ,
Accra branch Ghana it is my duty to send in a financial report to my
head office in the capital city, Accra at the end of each business
year. 
 
On the course of last two years, 2006 business report, Idiscovered
that the branch in which I am the Manager made 9.3million United
States Dollars ($9,300,000.00) which my head office is not aware of
and will never be aware of.  I have placed this funds on what we call
Escrow call account with no beneficiary. As an officer of this bank I
cannot be directly connected to this money, so my aim of contacting
you is to assist me receive this money in your bank account and get
30% of the total funds as commission. 
 
There are practically no risks involved, the transaction will be
executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any
breach of the law, it will be simply a bank-to-bank transfer, and all
I need from you is to stand claim as the original depositor of these
funds who made the deposit with my branch so that my head office can
order the transfer to your designated bank account under few working
days. 
 
If you accept to work with me I will appreciate it very much as you
are the first andthe only person I am contacting for this
transaction.send me an email as soon as you receive this message ,so
that we can go over the details. Email- jjames_wousu_zzz55@live.com
Thank you in advance and may God bless you and your family.
 
Sincerely,
Mr James Owusu







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