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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.
  • wilanskojo2006@zwallet.com

Fraud email example:

From: FROM:"MR. WILLANS KOJO." <willans01kojo@tiscali.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 09:45:16 -0800
Subject: Business partner


FROM:MR. WILLANS KOJO.
THE MANAGER INTERNATIONAL
COMMERCIAL BANK GHANA
FIRST LIGHT KANESHIE BRANCH
ACCRA, GHANA.
ATTN:
MY NAME IS MR. WILLANS KOJO. I AM THE MANAGER OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK GHANA, FIRST LIGHT KANESHIE BRANCH. I AM A GHANAIAN MARRIED WITH TWO KIDS, I NEED A TRUST WORTHY PARTNER TO ASSIST ME IN THE TRANSFER OF (THREE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND US DOLLARS )US$3.550.000.00. FOR FURTHER INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY.
YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO.
(1) ASSIST ME IN THE TRANSFER OF THIS SUM TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.
(2)ADVISE ON AREAS FOR POTENTIAL FUTURE INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY.
(3) ASSIST ME IN CARRYING A FEASIBILITY STUDY BEFORE ACTUAL INVESTMENT.
IF YOU DECIDE TO RENDER YOUR SERVICE TO ME IN THIS REGARD,YOU WILL BE PAID 30%OF THE TOTAL FUNDS FOR ASSISTANCE WHY 10% WILL BE FOR THE EXPENICES.REPLY BACK TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS IF YOU ARE WILLING TO WORK WITH ME.
(wilanskojo2006@zwallet.com).
RESPECTFULLY,
MR. WILLANS KOJO.

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