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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
  • "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • morgan_arriel@mixmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: george manuel <manuelficient@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Aug 2008 07:18:05 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Urgent Attention.



Dear Friend,
I got your contact during my search for a reliable, trust worthy and
Honest person with the fear of God to introduce this transfer project
with.
My name is Mr Morgan Arriel, I am the manager of the Sg-ssb Bank Kumasi
Branch- Ghana. I am a Ghanaian married with two kids. I am writing to
solicit your urgent assistance in the noble transfer of
US$3,200.000.00Dollars into your designated bank account in your
country.
This fund is the excess of what my branch office made in which I am
the branch manager as profit during last year in my office, and nobody
knows about this money only me and you now I am telling you about it,
and my head office in Accra never know of this Excess. I have since
then, I placed this amount of US$3,200.000.00 (Three Million two
hundred Thousand United States Dollars) on a SUSPENSE ACCOUNT without
any beneficiary.
As an officer of the bank, I cannot be directly connected to this
money, I am compelled to request for your urgent assistance to receive
this money into your designated bank account. I intend to part 30% of
this fund to you while 70% shall be for me.
I do need to stress that there are practically no risk involved in
this transaction, it is 100% risk free since I practically also have a
reputation and a family to protect.
It is going to be a bank-to-bank transfer to your nominated bank
account anywhere you feel safer. All I need from you is to stand as
the original depositor of this fund. If you accept this offer.
I will appreciate your timely reply to my
Email:morgan_arriel@mixmail.com
With regards,
Mr Morgan Arriel

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