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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:
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "dormant account" (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 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.
  • sam2005gh@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Sam Okudzeto" <k.attor00gha@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: sam2005gh@sify.com
Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2008 08:44:10 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From: Mr. Sam Okudzeto



From: Mr. Sam Okudzeto
Director Bills & Exchange
BANK OF GHANA .

Good day,
I am Mr. Sam Okudzeto, the Director Bills & Exchange . I personally discove=
red a dormant account with a total sum of $39,000,000.00 (THIRTY NINE MILLI=
ON UNITED STATE DOLLARS) during our Bank's Annual Year Account Auditing.

The owner of this dormant account died on 5th Jan 2005. Since the death of =
the deceased, nobody has operated in this account till date. Moreover, this=
account has NO BENEFICIARY attached to it. Definitely, this fund will be c=
onfiscated by our BANKING CODE OF ETHICS if it remains dormant for a period=
of (3) years without any claims. In this regard, I earnestly need your ful=
l cooperation in transferring this dormant fund out of our bank to avoid co=
nfiscating this fund. I will split the transfer into two 2 stages for easy =
and smooth transfer.

First, I will transfer $9,000,000.00 to any valid foreign account you will =
nominate, upon a successful transfer without any disappointment from your s=
ide, I will then fly to meet you in your home destination for sharing, and =
thereafter we jointly transfer the remaining balance of $30,000,000.00 for =
magnitude investments.

If you are willing to cooperate in this project, I will give you details im=
mediately as soon as I hear from you. Please note that you are required to =
keep very confidential

Yours truly,
Mr. Sam Okudzeto
Director Bills & Exchange
BANK OF GHANA=20
sam2005gh@sify.com=A0=0A=0A=0A

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