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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:
  • "transfer into your account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "(ecowas)" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • kwabenadarko.bog@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Rev Kwabena darko <rev.kwa1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <revkwabenadarko@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 25 May 2007 19:05:12 +0700
Subject: WAITING FOR YOUR RESPONSE




BANK OF GHANAInt'l Transfer Processing Dept.One Thorpe RoadP.O. Box GP 2674Accra Ghana.ATTN: SIR / MADAM,RE: SWIFT TRANSFER OF US$4.5 MILLION INTEREST INTO YOUR ACCOUNTI am the Director/Head of Treasury Department of BANK OF GHANA, ACCRA -GHANA. Sometime ago, your contract money was brought to our bank from Economic Community of West African Foreign Contractor Payment Panel made of the following countries: -Nigeria, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Senegal, Ivory- Coast, Gambia, Mali, etc.(Ecowas). After some period, they recalled the fund back to their treasury.For the period of time this fund has been in our bank, it has generated an interest of US$4.5 Million, which we consider must be paid to you since you are one of the contractors that have not received his/her payment. As a matter of fact we the management of this bank has resolved and decided to pay the interest of the fund via Swift Transfer into your account.What we need from you now is any form of identification your international passport number or you’re driving license number, then your telephone and fax number for easy communication.In view of this you are hereby instructed to contact this office immediately you receive this message and reconfirm your banking particulars. The Bank of Ghana therefore apologizes for any form of delay and inconvenience. We are poised to serve you better and waiting to hear from you.Cordially yours,Rev. Kwabena DarkoDirector ITP DEPT.BANK OF GHANAE-mail: kwabenadarko.bog@hotmail.com
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