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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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.
  • as_osei@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Barr.Jonathan Osei" <as_osei9@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 11:06:42 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: get back to me


From The Desk of Barr.Jonathan Osei
The Branch Manager
International commercial Bank Ltd
Dansonman Branch Ghana.
Hello,


Please pardon me for not having the liberty of knowing your mindset before writing you this letter without any formal introduction.
My name is Barr.Jonathan Osei: i'm the present branch Manager of International commercial Bank Limited, Dansonman branch, Ghana.

I write to solicit for your partnership in claiming the amount of $20,500,000M from an aaccount at our Head Office . The aforementioned money, which is my share percentage from a Gold Mining project that i helped financed, influentially.

Furthermore, as a Manager in the bank, i'm not allowed to be part of such a deal, because it¡¯s against my company's professional practice policy. So i'm compelled to ask that you to stand on my behalf and receive this money into any account that is solely controlled by you. And i will compensate you with 40% of the total amount involved as gratification for being my partner in the transfer.

Please contact me immediately you received this mail: as_osei@yahoo.com

Yours Truly,
Barr.Jonathan Osei.


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