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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:
  • "it will be a bank to bank transfer" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • henshawgh@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Henshaw Kobina" <hen1308@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: henshawgh@myway.com
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 03:43:31 +0100
Subject: ASSISTANCE

INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK, HIGH STREET BRANCH,TAKORADI, GHANA.

GOOD DAY TO YOU,

 

MY NAME IS MR HENSHAW KOBINA, I AM THE REGIONAL MANAGER OF INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK, OF DAKAR BRANCH IN THE WESTERN REGION OF TAKORADI. I GOT YOUR INFORMATION ON A RECENT BANK CONFERENCE WITH OTHER WEST AFRICAN COUNTRIES HELD IN LOME THE CAPITAL CITY OF TOGO IN WEST AFRICA. I WRITE YOU THIS PROPOSAL IN GOOD FAITH, I AM 42 YEARS OLD MARRIED WITH TWO KIDS. I AM A DEVOTED CHRISTIAN AND A MAN OF PEACE.

I HAVE PACKAGED A FINANCIAL TRANSACTION THAT WILL BENEFIT YOU AND I,AS THE REGIONAL MANAGER OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK IT IS MY DUTY TO SEND IN AFINANCIAL REPORT TO MY HEAD OFFICE IN THE CAPITAL CITY ACCRA AT THE END OF EACH BUSINESS YEAR. ON THE COURSE OF THE  LAST YEAR 2005 BUSINESS REPORT, I DISCOVERED THAT MY BRANCH IN WHICH I AM THE MANAGER MADE FIVE MILLIONS, US DOLLARS($5, MILLIONS DOLLARS WHICH MY HEAD OFFICE ARE NOT AWARE OF AND
WILL NEVER BE AWARE OF.

I HAVE PLACED THIS FUNDS ON WHAT WE CALL ESCROW CALL ACCOUNT WITH NO BENRFICIARY. AS AN OFFICER OF THIS BANK  I CANNOT BE DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THIS MONEY, SO MY AIM OF CONTACTING YOU IS TO ASSIST ME RECEIVE THIS MONEY IN YOUR BANK ACCOUNT AND GET 30% OF THE TOTAL FUNDS AS COMMISSION.

THERE ARE PRACTICALLY NO RISK INVOLVED, IT WILL BE A BANK TO BANK TRANSFER, ALL I NEED FROM YOU IS TO STAND CLAIM AS THE ORIGINAL DEPOSITOR OF THIS FUNDS WHO MADE THE DEPOSIT WITH MY BRANCH SO THAT MY HEAD OFFICE CAN ORDER THE TRANSFER TO
YOUR DESIGNATED BANK ACCOUNT.

IF YOU ACCEPT TO WORK WITH ME I WILL APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.YOU CAN REACH ME ON MY EMAIL AS APPEARED ON THIS MAIL  IF YOU THINK WE CAN WORK TOGETHER SO THAT WE CAN GO OVER THE DETAILS.I WILL PROVIDE MY PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS ON YOUR  REQUEST,YOU CAN CONTACT ME MY PRIVATE BOX  henshawgh@myway.com

THANKS YOU IN ADVANCE AND MAY GOD
BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

YOURS TRULY
MR HENSHAW KOBINA

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