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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:
  • "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)
  • "you will be entitled to 30%" (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)
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • alhassanj_1969@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "jalha5 Gazeta.pl" <jalha5@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: alhassanj_1969@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 01:23:38 +0000
Subject: Reliable Business


FROM THE DESK OF MR. JOHN B. ALHASSAN
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING MANAGER,
AFRICAN CONTINENTAL BANK RESOURCE LTD(ACBR)
ACCRA GHANA, WEST AFRICA.
Tel/ 00233-243-726686

Dear Friend,

I am the AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING MANAGER, AFRICAN CONTINENTAL BANK RESOURCE
LTD WEST AFRICA (ACBR) here in Accra Republic of Ghana. In my department I
discovered an abandoned Sum Of US$9.3m dollars (Nine Million Three Hundred
Thousand US DOLLARS) in an account that Belongs to one of our foreign
customer Mr.Morris Thompson,of Fairbanks, Alaska America who died on January
31st 2000 with Alaska Airlines Flight 261.

You can as well confirm it by yourself through under stated Website of the
incident
*http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/*<http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/>

As the fund has been dormant in his account with this Bank without any claim
of the fund in our custody either from his family or relation because he did
not indicate any next of kin to this account incase of death such as these.
Although personally, I keep this information secret within myself.
Meanwhile as a Senior Staff in this bank, and the Manager of Auditing and
Accounting, I have in my possession all the necessary documents to perfect
this deal by making you the bonafide next of kin/Partner whom this money
will be transferred into your account.

I need your assistance and co-operation to get this deal done. Because as a
foreigner, you stand a better position to be presented through documentation
as the next of kin/Partner since the deceased is also a foreigner,this is
the reason why I could not do this deal alone as a Ghanian and a staff of
the bank as well.

I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free. On
smooth Conclusion of this transaction, you will be entitled to 30% of the
total sum as gratification, 5% will be set aside to take care of expenses
that may arise during the time of transfer and also telephone bills, while
65% will be for my investment. Please, you have been advised to keep this
"Top Secret" as I am still in service and intend to retire from service
after I conclude this deal with you. And I assure you that this transaction
will not last more than 10 working days and you confirm the money in your
account.

I will be monitoring the whole situation here in this bank until you confirm
the money in your account. And ask me to come down to your country for
subsequent sharing of the fund according to percentages previously indicated
and further investment,either in your country. All other necessary vital
information will be sent to you when I hear from you. I suggest you get back
to me as soon as possible stating your wish in this deal. I am expecting
your urgent reply as soon as you receive this message. My alternative mail:
*alhassanj_1969@yahoo.com* <alhassanj_1969@yahoo.com>

God bless you And your family.

Best Regards,
Mr. John B Alhassan.

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