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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:
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million united state dollars" (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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "foreign exchange" (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 next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "KOFFI ABBAS" <mrkoabbas04@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrkofabbas@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:57:03 +0100
Subject: ATTN; DEAR,


*FROM MR.KOFFI ABBAS
OPERATION MANAGER.
INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK
ACCRA-GHANA.WEST AFRICA .

ATTN; SIR/ MADAM,

I know this message will come to you as a surprise since we have not come in
contact to each other before in life.As a matter of fact, I got your contact
from the internet but for the fact that I do not have your Telephone and
contact address, I decided to reach you through this medium.

For the purpose of introduction, I am MR.KOFFI ABBAS Operations Manager,
INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK ACCRA-GHANA. An account was opened in our bank
in the year 2000.After going through some old files in the records; I
discovered that nobody has operated in this Account since 2002.

From our records, the owner of this account is DR. GEORGE W. BRUMLEY {a
foreigner from U.S.A}. After several notifications as a routine to the
address of This distinguished customer of ours, his employees told our
management that DR. GEORGE W. BRUMLEY died when a Kenyan Airways crashed
along the coast of West Africa in July 2003.Please I want you to visit the
website for more information about the Plane Crash and the Deceased
DR.GEORGE W. BRUMLEY and his family:*

*www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html*<http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html>
*
My investigation proved to me that no other person knows about this account
or any thing concerning it, the company does not know any thing about this
account And as well, the account has no other beneficiary. This account
presently accommodates the amount involving US$45 MILLION United State
Dollars. With due Respect trust and humanity, I am contacting you because of
the need to involve a reliable foreign beneficiary with foreign account who
will coordinate**This motive.*

* I want you to assist me claim this fund into your account.*

**

*I need your full co-operation to make this object successful because the
management is ready to approve this payment to any foreigner who has correct
Information of this account, which I will give to you immediately if you are
capable and willing to handle such amount with confidence and trust
according to my Instructions and advise for our mutual benefit because this
is a life time opportunity I do not want to miss.

I need a truthful person in this business because I do not want to make a
mistake, besides I need your strong assurance, trust and sincerity. I have
to assure you that with my position now in the office I can transfer this
money to any reliable foreign account which you can provide with full
assurance that this money will be safe and well guided pending my physical
arrival in your country for sharing.

I will destroy all document of transaction in my office immediately we
receive this money leaving no trace to any place. I will use my position and
Influence to effect legal approvals and onward transfer of this money to
your account with appropriate clearance forms of the ministries and Foreign
exchange departments. You can also come to Republic of Accra-Ghana to
discuss with me face to face after which I will make the remittance in your
Presence and two of us will fly to your country for withdrawal, sharing and
other investment plans.

Please reply urgently so that I will inform you the next step to take
towards realizing this fund immediately. Send also your private telephone
and fax Numbers, Bank Account details (Name of Bank, Address, A/C Name
etc.)I want us to meet face to face or to Sign a binding agreement to ensure
that we can receive this money into a foreign account or any account of your
choice.

At the conclusion of this business you will be given 45% of the total
amount, 50% will be for me and 5% will be for any expenses that may Incur
During this Transaction, *


*YOUR FULL MANES, *

*YOUR FULL CONTACT ADDRESS,*

*YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND MOBILE NUMBERS,*

*YOUR AGE AND OCCUPATION,

I look forward to your earliest reply. *

*
Yours Truly,
MR.KOFFI ABBAS
(Operations Manager) Icb Accra-Ghana.*

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