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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • dsalomy@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dick Salomy Anderson" <d_andy_salomy@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 19:23:38 +0000
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL

FROM: MR. DICK SALOMY
STANDARD CHARTERED BANK,
TAKORADI - GHANA, WEST AFRICA.

DEAR FRIEND,

MY NAME IS MR. DICK SALOMY, THE REGIONAL MANAGER OF STANDARD CHARTERED
BANK, TAKORADI BRANCH GHANA.

I AM A GHANAIAN BY BIRTH, 46YEARS OF AGE AND MARRIED WITH TWO CHILDREN. I
HAVE PACKAGED A FINANCIAL TRANSACTION THAT WILL BENEFIT BOTH OF US. AS THE
REGIONAL MANAGER OF THE BANK, IT IS MY DUTY TO SEND FINANCIAL REPORTS TO MY
HEAD OFFICE IN THE CAPITAL ACCRA, GHANA BUT FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS, MY
ACCOUNTANT AND I HAVE DECIDED NOT TO SEND ALL OUR PROFIT TO OUR HEAD OFFICE
AND WE HAVE SAVED $5.5 MILLION OF WHICH MY HEAD OFFICE IS NOT AWARE AND
WILL NEVER BE AWARE OF IT.

I HAVE JUST PLACED THIS FUND IN AN ESCROW CALL ACCOUNT WITHOUT A
BENEFICIARY. AS THE REGIONAL MANAGER 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. I INTEND TO PART 25% OF THIS FUND TO YOU
WHILE 75% SHALL BE FOR ME AND TWO OFFICERS WHO WILL ASSIST ME MOVE THE FUND
TO YOUR ACCOUNT. I DO NEED TO ASSURE YOU THAT THERE IS NO RISK INVOLVED IN
THIS BUSINESS BECAUSE HAVING PUT SO MANY YEARS IN BANKING SECTOR, WE WILL
NOT LIKE OUR IMAGE TO BE DENTED. 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 AND THEN WE
SHALL DISCUSS ON HOW YOU WILL KEEP OUR SHARE.

YOU CAN REPLY TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL: dsalomy@hotmail.com

WITH REGARDS,

DICK SALOMY

NB: YOUR EARLY RESPONSE IS HIGHLY WELCOMED AND
ATTACH YOUR PROFILES, SUCH AS YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS,
AND ALSO YOUR CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR EASY MEANS
OF COMMUNICATION.

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