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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:
  • "inland revenue" (Tax offices mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. Even after you pay their fake tax demands you will still not receive the non-existent funds you have been promised. )
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • johnk.akah1@gazeta.pl (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "kingsley00 Gazeta.pl" <kingsley00@gazeta.pl>
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 15:45:01 +0100
Subject: PARTNERSHIP


*Dear Sir,*

* *

* I am Mr. John Kingsley Akah I work with the Standard Chartered Bank of
Ghana as the Regional manager, PO Box 163, Obuasi AGC Main Gate Obuasi
Branch, in the Western Region of Ghana.*

* *

*Sequel to the release of the third quarter financial report, ending
December, 2005, I discovered that my branch made Four Million, Three Hundred
and Fifty Thousand United States Dollars ($4,350,000.00); from the
transactions accruing to the account of the Inland Revenue Service (IRS).*

* *

*I intentionally delayed the fund until now to make sure I cleared all link
to this money before contacting you and is absolutely free from any Drug
Trafficking and Anti-terrorist link and can be converted into any type of
Currency of your choice before the effect of the transfer.*

* *

*But before that I have diverted the funds into what the bank called Escrow
Call Account with no beneficiary. Meanwhile as you know I can not be
directly connected to this money for obvious reasons. So my contacting you
is to assist me receive the funds in your bank account in your country;
which I know is possible if you liaise properly with me and I guarantee you
get 40% of the total funds as your benefit, for helping me to pull the fund
out.*

* *

*The transfer would be via swift and it will be a Bank-to-Bank wired
transfer. All I need from you is to stand claim as the original depositor of
this fund. I will compute your particulars as the person who made the
deposit in my branch, so that my head office will immediately order the
transfer to your designated bank account upon your application/request for
transfer.*

* *

*Call or mail me back if you think we can work together, on +233-24-2272326
**and Email: johnk.akah1@gazeta.pl <file:///johnk.akah1@gazeta.pl%20> ***

*Thanks for your understanding and co-operation. God Bless You.*

* *

*John Kingsley Akah (Mr.)*

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