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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:

• 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.
  • stephen_owusu@zwallet.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Stephen Owusu" <stephen_kumasi@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: stephentt55@freeghana.com
Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2005 12:01:26 -0700
Subject: YOUR CO-OPERATION


FROM: STEPHEN OWUSU.

ATTN:

I GOT YOUR CONTACT DURING MY SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE, HONEST AND A TRUST
WORTHY PERSON TO ENTRUST THIS HUGE TRANSFER PROJECT WITH.

MY NAME IS MR. STEPHEN OWUSU. I AM THE MANAGER OF THE
INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK GHANA, KUMASI BRANCH. I AM A
GHANAIAN MARRIED WITH TWO KIDS.

I AM WRITING TO SOLICIT YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE TRANSFER OF
US$2,550.000.00. THIS FUND IS THE EXCESS OF WHAT MY BRANCH IN WHICH I
AM THE MANGER MADE AS PROFIT DURING THE LAST YEAR. I HAVE ALREADY SUBMITTED
AN APPROVED END OF THE YEAR REPORT FOR THE YEAR 2004 TO MY HEAD OFFICE
HERE IN ACCRA AND THEY WILL NEVER KNOW OF THIS EXCESS. I HAVE SINCE THEN,

PLACED THIS AMOUNT OF US$2,550.000.00 ON A SUSPENCE ACCOUNT WITHOUT A
BENEFICIARY.

AS AN OFFICER OF THE BANK, I CANNOT BE DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THIS MONEY
THUS I AM IMPELLED TO REQUES T FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO RECEIVE THIS
MONEY INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT. I INTEND TO PART 30% OF THIS FUND TO YOU
WHILE 70% SHALL BE FOR ME. I DO NEED TO nSTRESS THAT THERE ARE
PRACTICALLY NO RISK INVOLVED IN THIS. IT'S GOING TO BE A BANK-TO-BANK TRANSFER.
ALL I NEED FROM YOU IS TO STAND AS THE ORIGINAL DEPOSITOR OF THIS FUND.

IF YOU ACCEPT THIS OFFER, I WILL APPRECIATE YOUR TIMELY RESPONSE.
PLEASE RESPONSE TO THIS E-MAIL ADDRESS: stephen_owusu@zwallet.com


WITH REGARDS,

MR.STEPHEN OWUSU.

___________________________________________________________

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