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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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "casey owen" <caseyowen@halic.org>
Reply-To: info.opec@o2.pl
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:29:44 -0700
Subject: THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT


DEAR FRIEND,

THIS IS AN URGENT EMAIL SENT TO YOU THROUGH MY PERSONAL

ASSISTANCE ON DATA PROGRAMMING.
I AM MR.THOMAS ADDOM, A BANKER IN ONE OF THE REPUTABLE BANK

IN GHANA. I HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU ON A BUSINESS PROPOSAL

OF US$22.5M (TWENTY TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED

STATES DOLLAR).

THE DEPOSITOR OF THE SAID FUND DIED WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY

DURING THE IRAQ WAR IN 2006. THE DECEASED CUSTOMER USED HIS

WIFE AS THE NEXT OF KIN BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THE WIFE DIED ALONG

SIDE WITH HIM DURING THERE DIPLOMATIC MISSION TO IRAQ, LEAVING

NOBODY FOR THE CLAIM

ACCORDING TO OUR BANKING LAW, IF THE FUND REMAIN UNCLAIMED FOR

TWO (2) YEARS THEN, THE FUND WILL BE TRANSFER INTO THE RESERVE

BANK OF GHANA AS UNCLAIMED BILL. I DON'T WANT THE FUND TO GO

INTO THE BANK TREASURY AND AS SUCH, LET US CLAIM THE FUND NOW.

I WANT TO PRESENT YOU AS HIS COUSIN OR BUSINESS PARTNER SO

THAT THE BANK WILL TRANSFER THE FUND INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT

FOR US TO SHARE IT. YOUR PERCENTAGE WILL BE 40% WHILE 60% WILL

BE FOR ME.

AS AN INSIDER IN THIS BANK, I ASSURE YOU THAT, THIS

TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE. IF YOU ARE WILLING FOR THE

DEAL, CONTACT ME FOR MORE DETAILS BUT IF YOU ARE NOT CAPABLE,

PLEASE NOTIFY ME.

THE TRANSACTION WILL TAKE US ONLY 14 BANKING DAYS. NOBODY

KNOWS ABOUT THE FUND AND AS SUCH, YOU MUST KEEP THE SECRET

WITHIN YOU OK.YOU MUST KEEP THIS DEAL AS SECRET FOR THE

SECURITY OF THE FUND. DO NOT DISCLOSE THIS DEAL TO ANYBODY

BECAUSE I WANT THE SECRET TO BE BETWEEN US ONLY.


I WILL GIVE YOU THE TEXT OF THE APPLICATION TO FILL AND SEND

TO THE BANK FOR THE RELEASE OF THE FUND INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT

ON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR MESSAGE. I WILL BE MONITORING THE WHOLE

SITUATION HERE IN THE BANK UNTIL YOU CONFIRM THE MONEY IN YOUR

BANK ACCOUNT AND ASK ME TO COME DOWN TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR

SUBSEQUENT SHARING OF THE FUND ACCORDING TO PERCENTAGE

INDICATED ABOVE.

YOU CAN SEE THE NEWS IN BBC AND CNN REGARDING THEIR DEATH:
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/10/11/iraq.deaths/

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6040054.stm

FINALLY, I WANT YOU TO INDICATE YOUR BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS

WHERE THE FUND WILL BE TRANSFERED

I WILL BE GLAD TO HEAR FROM YOU AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS

MESSAGE AS TO ENABLE ME GIVE YOU THE APPLICATION TO FILL AND

SEND TO THE BANK.






BEST REGARD,
MR. THOMAS ADDOM,
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER.

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