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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:

• 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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: kufor mensah <km_mensah@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 22:29:30 -0800 (PST)
Subject: URGENT


BARCLAYS BANK , HIGH STREET BRANCH,
TAKORADI, GHANA.


DEAR ,
MY NAME IS KUFOR MENSAH, I AM THE REGIONAL MANAGER
OF BARCLAYS BANK GHANA,OF DAKAR BRANCH IN THE WESTERN
REGION OF TAKORADI. I GOT YOUR INFORMATION I GOT YOUR
CONTACT THROUGH A SEARCH.I WRITES YOU THIS PROPOSAL IN
GOOD FAITH, I AM 43 YEARS OLD MARRIED WITH TWO KIDS. I
AM A MAN OF INTERGRITY.
I HAVE PACKAGED A FINANCIAL TRANSACTION THAT WILL
BENEFIT YOU AND I,AS THE REGIONAL MANAGER OF THE
BARCLAYS BANK ,IT IS MY DUTY TO SEND IN A FINANCIAL
REPORT TO MY HEAD OFFICE IN THE CAPITAL CITY ACCRA AT
THE END OF EACH BUSINESS YEAR. ON THE COURSE OF THE
LAST YEAR 2004 BUSINESS REPORT, I DISCOVERED THAT MY
BRANCH IN WHICH I AM THE MANAGER MADE FIVE
MILLIONS, US
DOLLARS($3,000.000.00USD),THREE MILLION UNITED STATE
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 20%
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 BE AS THE
ORIGINAL DEPOSITOR OF THIS FUND,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 NUMBERS ON
YOUR REQUEST,YOU CAN CONTACT ME BY MY PRIVATE BOX
mrkufor@walla.com
THANKS, AND GOD BLESS YOU AND I AWAITS FOR YOUR QUICK
RESPONSE .
YOURS TRULY
KUFOR MENSAH.



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