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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:
  • "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)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "inland revenue" (Tax offices mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. Even after you pay their fake tax demands you will still not receive the non-existent funds you have been promised. )
• 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.
  • harrisonamankwa@k.ro (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3aharrisonamankwa@k.ro

Fraud email example:

From: "harrison amankwa" <harrmankwa@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:32:26 -0700
Subject: GOODDAY


Attention

My name is Mr Harrison Amankwa with the SG-SSB Bank of
Ghana as the Regional manager, Takoradi Branch, in the
Western Region of Ghana.
I got your information during a Bankers
Quarterly Forum with other African Countries, held in
Lome, the capital city of Togo, in West Africa. I
write you this letter in good faith.

I am 52 years old with three kids. I have packaged a
transaction that will be of mutual benefit to us. As
the branch
manager of SG- SSB Bank of Ghana, it is my
duty to send a financial report to my
head office in the capital city, Accra, at the end of
each financial year.

Following the release of the last year financial
report, (2007), I discovered that my branch made Five
million, five hundred thousand United States Dollars
($5,500,000.00); from the transactions
accruing to the account of the Inland Revenue Service
(IRS) which my head office will never be aware of
because it was not detected by the audit department
from the head office.
I have diverted the funds into what the bank call
Escrow Call Account with no beneficiary. As the branch
manager of this bank, I cannot be directly connected
to this money, so my contacting you is to assist me
receive the funds in your bank account in your country
and get 30% of the total funds as your benefit.

If you agree to assist me, I will immediately program
your
full information in the computer system here in
Takoradi branch as an Escrow Call Account
holder/depositor in SG-SSB Bank of Ghana.
All I need from you is to stand claim as the original
depositor of this fund.

Email me if you think we can work together, on
Email:harrisonamankwa@k.ro <Email%3Aharrisonamankwa@k.ro>
Thanks for your co-operation in advance.
Yours truly,
Mr Harrison Amankwa

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