419 scam: "Abeku Fred"<eruka01@yahoo.com.hk> This is A Email From Abeku Fred.

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Abeku Fred" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <abekufred@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 13:37:20 -0000
Subject: This is A Email From Abeku Fred.

>From the Desk of Abeku Fred
Branch Manager, International Commercial
Bank Gh Ltd (ICB)
ACCRA.

Hello My Dear,

Please pardon me for not having the liberty of knowing your mindset before writing you this letter without any Prior introduction.

My name is Abeku Fred I am the present branch Branch Manager, International Commercial Bank Gh Ltd (ICB) ACCRA.

I write this memo to solicit your partnership in claiming of US$15 million from an account at our Head Office. The aforementioned fund is my share percentage from a Gold Mining project that I helped financed.
Furthermore, as a Manager in the bank, I am not allowed to be part of such a deal, because it is against my institution'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 50% for me, 40 for you and 10% for any unforeseen expensive that might arise during the course of the transfer should there be any.

However, you are advised to contact me immediately you received this email so that i will give you further details regarging how the transfer will be carried.

Best Regards,

Abeku Fred

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