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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)
  • "it will be a bank to bank transfer" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "any lucrative business in your country" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: =?utf-8?q?Moses=20Appiah?= <drmappiah32@yahoo.com.ve>
Reply-To: drmoses_appiah4@live.com
Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2008 08:38:56 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: ATTENTION PLEASE,I NEED YOUR URGENT ASSISTANT.


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo electrónico!Ahora podés escribirme a: drmappiah32@yahoo.com.ve

ATTENTION PLEASE,I NEED YOUR URGENT ASSISTANT.

- DEAR FRIEND WITH DUE RESPECT,MY NAME IS DR MOSES APPIAH,I AM THE REGIONAL MANAGER OF BARCLAYS BANK GHANA LTD OF DAKAR BRANCH IN THE WESTERN REGION OF TAKORADI,I AM 42 YEARS OLD MARRIED WITH TWO KIDS I AM A DEVOTED CHRISTIAN AND A MAN OF PEACE.I HAVE PACKAGED A FINANCIAL TRANSACTION THAT WILL BENEFIT YOU AND I,AS I AM 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 GHANA AT THE END OF EACH BUSINESS YEAR.ON THE COURSE OF THE LAST YEAR BUSINESS REPORT AT THE END OF 2007,I DISCOVERED THAT MY BRANCH IN WHICH I AM THE MANAGER MADE ($10.500,000.00 )TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLAR WHICH MY HEAD OFFICE ARE NOT AWARE OF IT.I HAVE PLACED THIS FUNDS ON WHAT WE CALL ESCROW ACCOUNT WITH NO BENRFICIARY 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 25% OF THE TOTAL FUNDS AS COMMISSION SO THAT I WILL USE MY OWN SHARE TO INVEST IN ANY LUCRATIVE BUSINESS IN YOUR COUNTRY.THERE ARE PRACTICALLY NO RISK INVOLVED,IT WILL BE A BANK TO BANK TRANSFER,ALL I NEED FROM YOU IS TO STAND CLAIM AS THE ORIGINAL DEPOSITOR OF THIS FUNDS WHO MADE THE DEPOSIT WITH MY BR ANCH SO THAT MY HEAD OFFICE CAN ORDER THE TRANSFER TO YOUR DESIGNATED BANK ACCOUNT.PLEASE GET BACK TO ME FOR MORE DETAILS IF YOU ACCEPT TO WORK WITH ME I WILL APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.IF YOU THINK WE CAN WORK TOGETHER,I WILL PROVIDE MY PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS ON YOUR REQUEST,SO THAT WE CAN GO OVER THE DETAILS.THANKS YOU IN ADVANCE AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.YOUR`S IN SERVICE DR MOSES APPIAH MANAGER

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