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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:
  • "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • fabeku01@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Fred Abeku."<fabeku0@yahoo.com.hk>
Reply-To: <fabeku01@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2009 10:59:05 +0100
Subject: ATTN:reply me.

The Branch Manager
International Commercial bank(ICB)
Accra.
Email:fabeku01@yahoo.com.hk

Hello My Dear,
Please pardon me for not having the liberty of knowing your mindset before
writing you this letter without any formal introduction.

My name is Mr.Fred Abeku.I am the present branch Manager International Commercial bank(ICB)
Accra, Ghana.

I write to solicit for your partnership in claiming of $15.million usd from an
account at our Head Office . The aforementioned fund $15.million usd is my
share percentage from a Gold Mining project that i helped financed,
influentially.

Furthermore, as a Manager in the bank, I am not allowed to be part of such a
deal, because it's against my company's professional practice policy. So I am
compelled to ask that you stand on my behalf and receive this fund into any
account that is solely controlled by you.We will share it 45% each and 10% for
any expensive that might arise during the course of the transfer if any.

Please contact me immediately you received this email.

Yours Truly,

Mr.Fred Abeku

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