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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "osei felix" <felixosei5@student.com>
Reply-To: felixosei2008@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 20:59:17 +0100
Subject: CAN YOU ASSIST ME?


Dear Sir/Madam

My name is Mr.Felix Osei, I am the regional manager of the International
Commercial Bank of Ghana Takoradi in the Western region of Ghana.I got your
information during my search through the Internet.I am 44years of age and
married with three lovely kids.It may interest you to hear that i am a man
of PEACE and don't want problem,I only hope we can assist each other.If you
don't want this business offer kindly forget it as i will not contact you
again.

I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit both of us,as the
regional manager of the International Commercial 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 year.On the course of the last year 2007 end of year report, I
discovered that my branch in which i am the manager made [5million
USdollars] which my head office are not aware of and will never be aware
of.I have since place this fund on what we call SUSPENSE ACCOUNT without any
beneficiary.

As an officer of the bank i can not be directly connected to this
money, so this is the reason why i am contacting you for us to work so that
you can assist in receiving this money into your bank account for us to
SHARE.While you will have 30% of the total fund .

Note. there are practically no risk involved,it will be bank to bank
transfer,all i need from you is to stand CLAIM as the original depositor of
this fund who made the deposit with our branch so that my Head office can
order the transfer to your designated bank account.If you accept this offer
to work with me,i will appreciate it very much.As soon as i receive your
response i will details you on how we can achieve it successfully.

Best Regards,
Mr.Felix Osei

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