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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:

• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "gtf0060 Gazeta.pl" <gtf0060@gazeta.pl>
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:24:26 +0200
Subject: PERSONAL MEMO


Dear Respected


I am Mr.Gerald.T.Frimpong from Accra, here in Ghana. I work in one of the
banks in Ghana. I am writing you from my office because of an opporturnity
that will be of an immense benefit for both of us. In my department, being
the Manager Credit and Foreign Bills(Accra Regional Office),I will need your
assistance in this business transaction.I would like you to stand as the
next of kin to my deceased client,Mr David Clemetson, who died in a plane
crash in January 31st 2000 plane crash.Check the website for the details of
the plane crash:


http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/


He was a wealthy medical doctor who made a deposit of $4.7Million with our
bank.He died without any registered next of kin and as such the funds now
have an open beneficiary mandate. And the banking ethics here does not allow
such money to stay more than nine years,because the money will be recalled
to the bank treasury as unclaimed bill after this period.


On your confirmation of this message and indicating your interest, I will
furnish you with more details.


Please endevour to provide me the following in your reply.


1. Your Full Name:
2. Your Contact Address:
3. Your Proffession:
4. Your Age:
5. Your Phone&Fax Number:


I urgently hope to get your response as soon as possible.


Yours Sincerely,
Mr.Gerald.T.Frimpong
Manager Credit and Foreign Bills
(Accra Regional Office)

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