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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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "there are practically no risks involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "international remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Kwame Osei <k.osei45@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: kwame_ose77@myway.com
Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 13:23:54 +0100 (BST)
Subject: regards(private)


From: Mr.kwame osei.
Of Barclays Bank of Ghana
Tamale Branch
Dear Friend,
My name is Mr. kwame osei.I am the Auditor of
Barclays Bank of Ghana Tamale branch in the Northern
region of Ghana. I got your contact when I was
searching for an overseas partner to assist me through
banker's seminar held recently in Madrid the capital
city of Spain.
I have packaged a financial transaction that will
benefit you and I,as the regional manager of the
Barclays Bank 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 the
last two years 2007 business report, I discovered that
my branch in which I am the managern made Five million
three hundred and seventy thousand united state
dollars ($5,370,000.00) which my head office are not
aware of and will never be aware of.I have placed this
funds in what we call ESCROW CALL ACCOUNT with no
beneficiary.
As the branch manager 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 35% of the total funds as
commission.
There are practically no risks involved, it will be a
bank-to-bank transfer,and all I need from you is to
stand as the original depositor of these funds who
made the deposit with my branch so that my head office
International Remittance Department can order the
transfer to your designated bank account.
I will be very appreciative if you can return to me
with urgent dispatch to enable me advise you on the
modalities.
I await to receive your immediate response.
Regards,
Mr.Kwame osei.




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