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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "huge amount of money" (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)
  • "chief auditor" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • markadams77777@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "privateinfo info" <info_privateinfo@klikni.cz>
Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 16:45:41 +0000
Subject: Dear Ceo/Sir/Madam


Dear Ceo/Sir/Madam

I am Mr. Mark Adams, Chief Auditor, International Commercial Bank Limited,
Accra-Ghana. During our first quarter bank auditing, I discovered a huge
amount of money in Escrow Account of Ms Angela Brown Smith, a Gold dealer
who happen to associate with (PMMC) Precious Mineral Marketing Company
Limited here in Ghana.

I observed that this account has remained dormant and no one have ever
came to ask about this fund on her behalf. I later discovered that she has
no successor because both she and the house Maid died on a car accident on
her way to the eastern region here in Ghana.

To this end, I solicited that you should assist me receive this funds in
your account oversea as I will procure all necessary documents to ascertain
you as the next of kin to the decease. At the end, I will offer you 35% for
your assistance, 5% for any expenses that we might in cure in the course of
this transaction and 60% will be for me for investment in any profitable
business in your country.

Below is her account details for your perusal;

Account Names Angela Brown Smith
Swift code: INCEGHAC
Account number: 172601291042
Amount: US$12,500,000.00
Bank: International Commercial Bank Limited, Accra Ghana
Branch: Makola

Please contact me as soon as possible on my email on this email address
{markadams77777@yahoo.co.uk}

Best regards
Mr. Mark Adams

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