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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)
  • "it will be a bank to bank transfer" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million pounds" (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)
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: =?utf-8?q?Drraw=20Lawobud?= <drraw_lawobud@yahoo.com.ve>
Reply-To: drraw_lawobub@hotmail.com
Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:16:46 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: ATTENTION PLEASE,REPLY URGENT


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a:drraw_lawobud@yahoo.com.ve

ATTENTION PLEASE,REPLY URGENT

- FROM:DR RAW LAWOBU BRANCH MANAGER,INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK OF GHANA LTD GHANA. P .O. BOX 2959 ACCRA-GHANA DEAR FRIEND,MY NAME IS DR RAW LAWOBU,I AM THE MANAGER OF INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK OF GHANA IN THE WESTERN REGION OF TAKORADI.I WRITE YOU THIS PROPOSAL IN GOOD FAITH,I HAVE PACKAGED THIS FINANCIAL TRANSACTION SO THAT W1LL BENEFIT ME AND YOU, BECAUSE AS THE REGIONAL MANAGER OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK OF GHANA,IT IS MY DUTY TO SEND IN A FINANCIAL REPORT TO MY HEAD OFFICE IN THE CAPITAL CITY ACCRA GHANA AT THE END OF EACH BUSINESS YEAR.ON THE COURSE OF THE LAST YEAR 2007 BUSINESS REPORT,I DISCOVERED THAT MY BRANCH IN WHICH I AM THE MANAGER MADE EXCESS PROFIT THE SUM OF [25.5MILLION POUNDS] WHICH MY HEAD OFFICE ARE NOT AWARE OF AND WILL NEVER BE AWARE OF,I HAVE PLACED THIS FUNDS ON WHAT WE CALL ESCROW ACCOUNT WITH OPEN BENEFICIARY MANDATE,AS A MANAGER OF THIS BANK I CANNOT BE DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THIS MONEY,SO MY AIM OF CONTACTING YOU IS THAT I WANT THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REMOVE THIS FUND TO YOUR CUSTODY DESTINATION BANK ACCOUNT AND AGAIN BECAUSE OF OUR COUNTRY GENERAL ELECTION FOR A NEW GOVERNMENT WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE SOON.SO I WANT YOU TO ASSIST ME IN RECEIVING THIS MONEY IN YOUR PRIVATE BANK ACCOUNT AND I WILL GIVE YOU 25% OF THE TOTAL FUNDS AS COMMISSION.THERE ARE PRACTICALLY NO RISK INVOLVED,AS IT IS 100% RISK FREE AND LEGAL.IT WILL BE A BANK TO BANK TRANSFER,ALL I NEED FROM YOU IS TO STAND AS THE BONAFIDE BENEFICIARY OF THIS FUND[25.5MILLION POUNDS] AND AS THE ORIGINAL DEPOSITOR OF THIS FUNDS WHO MADE THE DEPOSIT WITH MY BRANCH SO THAT MY HEAD OFFICE CAN ORDER THE TRANSFER OF THE FUND TO YOUR DESIGNATED BANK ACCOUNT.IF YOU ACCEPT TO WORK WITH ME I WILL BE HIGHLY APRECIATED.YOU CAN REACH ME ON MY EMAIL AS APPEARED ON THIS MAIL IF YOU THINK WE CAN WORK TOGETHER SO THAT I CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH MORE DETAILS.THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING.YOUR`S IN SERVICE DR RAW LAWOBU MANAGER(M.G)

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