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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:
  • "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)
  • "chief auditor" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Mattew Kuffor <mattewkuffor9@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mattewkuffor100@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 06:34:00 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM THE OFFICE OF MR.MATTEW KUFFOR,



FROM THE OFFICE OF MR.MATTEW KUFFOR,
THE CHIEF AUDITOR INCHARGE,=20
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (ADB).=20
ACCRA GHANA, IN WEST AFRICA.=A0
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=A0=20
Dear Partner,=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=20
=A0
I presumed that all is well with you and your family. Please let this do no=
t be a surprise proposal to you because i got your contact information from=
the international directory in few weeks ago before i decided to contact y=
ou on this magnitude and lucrative transaction for our future survival in l=
ife. Moreover, i have laid all the solemn trust in you before i decided to =
disclose this successful & confidential transaction to you.
I, MR.MATTEW KUFFOR, THE CHIEF AUDITOR INCHARGE OF FOREIGN REMITTANCE UNIT =
of our bank and i have had the intent to contact you over this financial tr=
ansaction worth the sum of NINETEEN MILLION, THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED =
STATES DOLLARS ($19,300,000.00 ) for our success.=20
This is an abandoned sum that belongs to one of our bank foreign customers =
who died along with his entire family through plane crash disaster since fe=
w years ago.
=A0Meanwhile i was very fortune to came across the deceased file when i was=
arranging the old and abandoned customers files in other to sign and submi=
t to the entire bank management for an official re-documentation and audit =
of the year against 2008.
Be informed clearly that it was stated in our banking rules and regulations=
which was signed lawfully that if such fund remains unclaimed till the per=
iod of 5 years started from the date when the beneficiary died, the money w=
ill be transferred into the treasury as an unclaimed fund.=20
As an honor and advantage bestowed to our foreign customers base on the rul=
es guiding our bank, it was stated obviously that if you are not a=A0Ghana =
citizen, you have the absolute authority to claim the fund hence you are a =
foreigner despite your differences from the country of origin of the deceas=
ed. So the request of you as a foreigner is necessary to apply for the clai=
m and transfer of the fund smoothly into your reliable bank account as the =
NEXT OF KIN OR EXTENDED RELATIVE to the deceased.
On the transfer of this fund into your account, { 39% }being ( US$7,527,000=
..00) will be your share in respect of the account provision and your assist=
ance rendered during the transfer of the fund into your bank account,{ 52% =
} being (US$10,036,000.00) will be my share being the coordinator of the tr=
ansaction while the rest { 9% } being (US$1,737,000.00) will be shared to t=
he respectable Organizations Centers such as Charity Organization, Motherle=
ss Babies homes, and helpless disabled people in the World.
If you are really sure of your trustworthy, accountability and confidential=
ity on his transaction, contact me and agree that you will not change your =
mind to cheat or disappoint me when the fund have getting into your account=
.. Besides you should not entertain any fear because i am sure of the succes=
s as an insider in the bank ok.
=A0Please reply with the assurance, include your private telephone and fax =
numbers necessary for facilitate an easy communication in this transaction.=
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As soon as you reply, so that i will let you know the next step to follow i=
n order to finalize this transaction immediately.
=A0I expect your urgent communication=20

(FILL THIS FORM BELLOW PLEASE AND RESEND IT TO ME).
=A0
1) Your Full Name:-..........................................
2) Your Age:-....................................................
3) Marital Status:-.............................................
4) Your Cell Phone Number:-..............................
5) Your Fax Number:-....................................=20
6) Your Country:-.......................................
7) Your Occupation:-..........................................
8) Sex:-........................................................
9) Your Religion:-..............................................
10) Your Private E-mail Adress:.............................
=A0
Yours sincerely,=20
=A0
MR.MATTEW.=0A=0A=0A

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