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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)
  • "there are practically no risks involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
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Fraud email example:

From: "Dankwa James" <jmsdankwa@acasa.ro>
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 22:49:24 +0200
Subject: Of Mutual Benefit.


Dear, Beloved.
Compliment of the season.

My name is Mr.James Dankwa, I am the Ashanti
Regional Manager of the International Commercial Bank
of Ghana in West Africa.I do not want problems but I just hope you can
assist me. I
write you this letter in good faith bearing in mind the nature of
its content coming from a person without any referral, but please
read and digest its content and objectively consider if we can work
together.

I am in control of Six Million, Eight Hundred & Fifty
Thousand US Dollars ($6.850,000.00) and I realized the
excess profit from a contract that was awarded to a
foreign company here in Ghana by the World Health
Organization to supply ante-natal and post-natal drugs
to rural areas in Ghana and other West African
Countries. This said money for the supply of drugs was
first deposited to the Bank where I work.

With my position as the manager,I traded with the money
in Ghana Stock Market before the contractors withdrew
the money for the said purpose. I deposited the profit
I made on Escrow call account and I did not declare
this to my head office.

I contacted you, to stand as the beneficiary of this
fund because as the regional manager I dont
have to be involved with this kind of amount of
money. I can move this money to our offshore filtering
center covering your region, but can I rely
trust you to hold this money for me until I arrive
your country and pick it up myself and you deduct
25% of the money as your commission ?

If you accept my offer you can contact me only on my private phone
number or email-address which is james_dankwa@pop.com.br

If you do not accept can you forget I contacted you.

All I need is for you to get me a good current account
in your bank where I can move this money.There are
practically no risks involved, it will be a bank to
bank transfer. I hope you understand my situation.

Thank you and God bless.
Yours truly,
Mr.James Dankwa

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