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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "it will be a bank to bank transfer" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: DKOJO BOATENG <dkboateng@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <donkorboateng@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 08:31:34 +0000
Subject: HELLO.



+233-244895665. DEAR FRIEND,GREETINGS. MY NAME IS MR.DONKOR BOATENG. I AM THE REGIONAL MANAGER OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK OF GHANA KANESHIE BRANCH IN THE EASTERN REGION OF GHANA. I AM 45 YEARS OLD MARRIED WITH FOUR LOVELYKIDS. I AM A MAN OF PEACE AND I DON’T WANT PROBLEMS, I ONLY HOPE YOU CAN ASSIST ME. IF YOU DON’T WANT THIS PROPOSAL CAN YOU FORGET I EVER CONTACTED YOU? I HAVE PACKAGED A FINANCIAL TRANSACTION THAT WILLBENEFIT YOU AND I, AS THE REGIONAL MANAGER OF THEINTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK IT IS MY DUTY TO SEND IN A FINANCIAL REPORT TO MY HEAD OFFICE IN THE CAPITAL CITY ACCRA AT THE END OF EACH BUSINESS YEAR. ON THE COURSE OF THE LAST YEAR 2006 BUSINESS REPORT. I DISCOVERED THAT MY BRANCH IN WHICH I AM THE MANAGER MADE ONE MILLION FOUR HUNDRED AND EIGHTY THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ($1,480,000 USD)WHICH MY HEAD OFFICE ARE NOT AWARE OF AND WILL NEVER BE AWARE OF. I HAVE PLACED THIS FUNDS ON WHAT WE CALL ESCROW CALL ACCOUNT WITH NO BENEFICIARY. AS AN OFFICER OF THIS BANK I CANNOT BE DIRECTLYCONNECTED TO THIS MONEY, SO MY AIM OF CONTACTING YOU IS TO ASSIST ME RECEIVE THIS MONEY IN YOUR BANK ACCOUNT AND GET 20% OF THE TOTAL FUNDS AS COMMISSION.THERE ARE PRACTICALLY NO RISK INVOLVED, IT WILL BE A BANK TO BANK TRANSFER, ALL I NEED FROM YOU IS TO STAND CLAIM AS THE ORIGINAL DEPOSITOR OF THIS FUNDS WHO MADE THE DEPOSIT WITH MY BRANCH SO THAT MY HEAD OFFICE CAN ORDER THE TRANSFER TO YOUR DESIGNATED BANK ACCOUNT. IF YOU ACCEPT TO WORK WITH ME I WILL APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH. KINDLY RESPOND TO ME IMMEDIATELY IF YOU THINK WE CANWORK TOGETHER SO THAT WE CAN GO OVER THE DETAILS. THANK YOU INADVANCE AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. YOURS TRULY, MR.DONKOR BOATENG
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