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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:
  • "urgent assistance" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "akwansa@terra.es" <akwansa@terra.es>
Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2007 09:47:57 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: Please read thie email





Greetings,

I am Mr. Akwansa Raymond.,an accountant at the auditing and accounting
section of AMAL Bank of Africa in Ghana.

With due respect and regard I wish to seek your urgent assistance to
transfer from the above mentioned bank, a Hugh amount of money. This money
belongs to one of our late valued customers,(Mrs. Elaine Walker ) who died
in a plane crash Egypt Air 990, in oct,1999.
This money was deposited in a non residential domiciliary account for the
purpose of transacting a Gold business here in Ghana. Since her death, the
fund has been lying dormant with the bank without any claim, either from her
family or relation up to date.

I am contacting you to act as the bonafide next of kin to the deceased.
There is no risk in this transaction, as all loop holes has been taken care
of, and all necessary information as regards to this fund have been secured.
Be notified that I am still working with the bank and it's only me and my
colleagues that are aware of this development, thus treat this proposal as
confidential and secret for our security.
I have served the bank faithfully for good number of years and 'am presently
preparing for my retirement therefore, I see this as a golden opportunity to
be comfortable in life after retirement.

As soon as this fund is secured into your account, I will come over for the
collection of our due share.
The sharing mode is as follows: 25% for you the account owner, 70% for me
and my colleagues ,while 5% will be set aside for expenses made during the
transaction.
Below is the website of the plane crash that took the life of the account
owner and her family:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/1999/11/01/iran/main49778.shtml

looking forward to hearing from you.

PLEASE REPLY TO: akwansa@zworg.com

My Regards,
Akwansa Raymond










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