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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)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "honesty is the watchword" (the question is not whether they can trust you, but whether you have any reason to trust this person or anyone this person tells you to contact)
  • "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)
• 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.
  • mrdavidasaare@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr David Asare <mrdave.asa02@msn.com>
Reply-To: <davidasa1@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 01:47:02 +0000
Subject: CLASSIFIED REQUEST.



>From The Desk ofMr David AsareThe Branch ManagerInternational CommercialBank Ghana Ltd,Kumasi Branch Ghana.Dear Friend, How are you today ? i hope you are doing fine? if so thanks be to ALMIGHTYGOD, who gave us life.Do not bother to ask how i get to know you ,i stronglybelieve is the true hand work of GOD. Let me start by introducing my self. My name is Mr David Asare, i am a branch manager in International CommercialBank of Ghana Limited,Kumasi branch Ghana. I am a Ghanaian married, but my wifedied two months ago,she left me with two kids. However I am writing to request for your honest assistance to help me receivethe sum of US$4,500.000.00 million Dollar into your private bank account.This fund was what i discovered in my branch as operational profit last as aresult of my hard work and commitment to service last years (2008)I have already submitted an approved 2008 End of the Year financial report to my HeadOffice here in Accra Ghana. However this amount that i want you to receive for me is an excess fund in myown branch of the bank and my senior directors do not know anything about thisexcess fund in my branch.Since then,I placed this money(US$4,500.000.)in aSUSPENSE ACCOUNT that is not reactivated without any beneficiary for the while. As a branch manager I cannot be directly connected to this money, this is thereason why I want your assistance to receive this money into your bank account.However if you can come to Ghana it will also help us, then i will direct youon how to claim the money here and take your share and i will take my share.I intend to pay 40% of this fund to you while 57% shall be for me,and (3%)percent shall be for expenses,like your coming to Ghana or any other thing that comes up, I also want you to know that there is no single riskinvolved in this business. It is going to be a bank-to-bank transfer to your nominated bank accountanywhere you feel safer in the universe, that is if you can not come toGhana,but if you wish to come i will provide your traveling visato come. All I need from you is to stand as the original depositor of this fund. If youaccept this offer, I will appreciate your timely response. Also you can forwardyour private phone number for speedy relation on this matter. Remember l am still working in this bank, your confidentiality is needed inthis transaction.Please trust and honesty is the watchword of this ourtransaction. Get back to me with my private Email:mrdavidasaare@hotmail.com. Thanks and best regards,Mr David Asare.

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