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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:
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • mensahj19@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: mensahjohn@live.com
Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2008 05:01:35 -0800 (PST)
Subject: VERY URGENT


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: mensahj19@yahoo.com



- - From:John Mensah International Commercial Bank ,Manager,First Light Branch,Accra, Ghana.Hello,Pardon me for not having the pleasure of knowing your mindset before making this offer to you and it is utterly confidential and genuine by virtue of its nature.I write to solicit your assistance in this fund transfer deal involving US$2.85M.This fund has been stashed out of the excess profit made last year by my office where i worked in Ghana as the branch manager. I have already submitted an approved end-of-the-year report for the year 2007 to my head office here in Accra-Ghana and they will never know of this excess.I have since then,placed this amount on a Non-Investment Account without a beneficiary.Upon your response,I will configure your name on our database as holder of the Non-Investment Account.I will then guide you on how to apply to my head office for the Account Closure/bank-to-bank remittance of the funds to your designated bank account.If you concur with this proposal,I intend for you to retain 30%of the funds while 70%shall be for me.Kindly contact me for more information my private line is With Regards,John Mensah {0} Mark as read Mark as unread Delete Junk Not junk Print View message source © 2008 Microsoft Privacy Legal Help Central Account Feedback John Mensah

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