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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)
  • "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.
  • kofpet_2@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:10:48 +0000
Subject: BANK TREAT AS URGENT.


From: Mr. Kofi Ansah
International Commercial Bank
Accra Ghana ( West Africa ).
Senior Audit Officer.
.
This Email is for your kind attention:

URGENT RESPONSE ( Transfer of Funds)
With a warm heart I offer my friendship, and my greetings, and I hope this
email letter meets you in good time. It will be surprising to you to receive
this proposal from me since you do not know me personally.

However, I am sincerely seeking your confidence in this transaction, which
I propose with my free mind and as a person of integrity. I am Mr.Kofi Ansah
Senior Audit Officer with International Commercial Bank of Ghana,
I only got your contact details from the Ghana Exchange Information
On-line Service on my personal programmed search on the internet for a
reputable company or individual to assist me sincerely & confidential which
your information & profiles were very satisfactory, so i decided to contact
you immediately.

1. PURPOSE :

I am humbly seeking for your assistance in the transfer of $25.5Million (
Twenty Five Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) to your
foreign account for the purpose of Investment with benefits. Hence my urgent
request for your assistance.

2.SOURCE OF FUND:

This amount to be transferred to your account was deposited by our foreign
costumer Late Mr. Smith B. Andreas, in the year 2003 by the Expatriate
Company of Late Mr. Smith .B. Andreas (DECEASED). who was declare died here
on the 20th 0f August 2004 by a chronic decease after 13 days in comer and
since then know has to come up as his next of kin and he has know next kin.

This fund has been laying dormant since 2004 and know one has ever come to
stand as a beneficiary of this said fund that was my reason of contacting
you.

3.REQUIREMENT :
What i expect from you in your reply are the following so that we can
proceed:
(i) Your direct telephone and fax number.
.
(ii). Your personal company / Work profile

4.DISBURSEMENT:
I have resolved that you take 30% of the total amount for your assistance
and the balance 70% would be left for me for my investment overseas.

5.SECURITY:
All modalities for the transfer of this fund has been put in place and i
have to use this opportunity to assure you that the transfer process from
is entirety is 100% risk free and as such you should bring out your mind and
work with me.
6. The other point to note is that the nature of your work or business does
not or will not affect or hinder the outcome of this transaction, I would
now advise you to reply to my alternate email address which is:
kofpet_2@yahoo.com


Thanks,
Mr. Kofi Ansah.

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