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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "honesty is the watchword" (the question is not whether they can trust you, but whether you have any reason to trust this person or anyone this person tells you to contact)
  • "million dollars" (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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Frank Kwame <frankkwame91@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <branchmanager2@thetrustbankghana.com>
Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2007 07:34:56 +0000
Subject: From The desk of Mr.Kwame



From The desk of,Mr.Frank KwameThe Branch ManagerThe Trust Bank of GhanaSobukwe BranchAccra, Ghana.Email:branchmanager2@thetrustbankghana.com
Attn Friend, I am Mr. Frank Kwame, the branch manager of The TrustBank of Ghana Limited, Sobukwe Branch Accra. I am aChristian and Ghanaian married with two lovely kids. With due apologies to the interference into yourprivacy I am writing to request your assistance in theRemittance of US$7.2000, 000.00 Million Dollars. Thisfund is the excess of what my branch in which I am themanager made as operational profit last year.

I have already submitted an approved End of the Yearearnings report to my Head Office here in Accra andthey will never know of this Excess fund.

Since then, I placed this ($7,200,000.00)7.2 Milion united states Dollars. On an Escrow call account without any beneficiary secured with a PIN CODE. As an officer of the bank, I cannot be directlyconnected to this money thus I am impelled to requestfor your assistance to receive this money into yourbank account.

I intend to part 30% of this fund to you while 70%shall be for me. I do need to stress that there arepractically no risk involved in this. It is going tobe a bank-to-bank transfer to your nominated bankaccount anywhere in the world, there is no legalimplications or whatsoever. All I need from you is to stand as the originaldepositor of this fund and I will provide you with theALL IMPORTANT SECRET PIN CODE to access the accountand enable the headquarters of my bank effect the wiretransfer to you. If you accept this offer, I willappreciate your timely response. Also you can forwardyour private phone number for speedy relation on thismatter. Remember I am still working with the bank hence strictconfidentiality is needed in this transaction. Trustand honesty is the watchword of this our dealings as Iwant to repose a very huge amount of trust in you. With regards,Mr.Frank Kwame.












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