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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.
• 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.
  • emm_kofi@gawab.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "FROM MR. EMMANUEL," <emko@mail333.com> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 08:48:47 -0700
Subject: I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE,

FROM: THE MANAGER
INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK,
KANESHIE BRANCH ACCRA-GHANA.

DEAR SIR,

I GOT YOUR CONTACT DURING MY SEARCH FOR A
RELIABLE,TRUST WORTHY AND HONEST PERSON TO INTRODUCE
THIS TRANSFER PROJECT WITH. MY NAME IS MR. EMMANUEL
KOFI. I AM THE MANAGER OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL
BANK OF GHANA, FIRST LIGHT BRANCH ACCRA. I AM A
GHANAIAN MARRIED WITH TWO KIDS.

I AM WRITING TO SOLICIT YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE NOBLE
TRANSFER OF US$2.500, 000.00. THIS FUND IS THE EXCESS
GAIN OF WHAT MY BRANCH IN WHICH I AM THE MANAGER MADE
AS PROFIT DURING LAST YEAR.

I HAVE ALREADY SUBMITTED AN APPROVED END OF LAST YEAR
REPORT FOR THE YEAR 2005 AND ALSO PREPARING TO THE
REPORT OF FIRST QUARTER OF THIS YEAR 2006 BY MARCH TO
MY HEAD OFFICE HERE IN ACCRA AND THEY WILL NEVER HAVE
KNOWLEDGE OF THIS EXCESS GAIN. I HAVE SINCE THEN,
PLACED THIS AMOUNT OF US$2.500,000.00. ON A SUSPENCE
ACCOUNT WITHOUT A BENEFICIARY.

AS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE BANK, I CANNOT BE DIRECTLY
CONNECTED TO THIS MONEY THUS I AM IMPELLED TO REQUEST
FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO RECEIVE THIS MONEY INTO YOUR
BANK ACCOUNT. AS IT MUST BE BANK TO BANK TRANSFER AND
WILL BE MADE TO YOUR CHOSEN BANK ACCOUNT. I INTEND TO
PART 35% OF THIS FUND TO YOU WHILE 65% SHALL BE FOR
ME.

I DO NEED TO STRESS THAT THERE IS PRACTICALLY NO RISK
INVOLVED IN THIS TRANSACTION. IT IS GOING TO BE A
BANK-TO-BANK TRANSFER AND THE TRANSFER WILL LAST JUST
FOR TWO WEEKS. 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.

A. YOUR COMPLETE NAMES
B. YOUR ADDRESS
C. COMPANY NAME IF ANY
D. PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER
E. PRIVATE FAX NUMBER
F. PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS

REPLY ON THIS MY PRIVATE EMAIL: emm_kofi@gawab.com

WITH REGARDS,
MR. EMMANUEL KOFI,





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