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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:
  • "dear friend" (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.
  
• 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.
  • mikedam000@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: adams mike <icbregionalmanager@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 17:18:38 +0000
Subject: FORM THE DSKTOP OF ICB REGIONAL MANAGER



Dear friend ,My name is Michael Adams, the regional manager ofInternational commercial Bank (ICB) Kaneshie BranchGhana. I am a Ghanaian, Married with two kids. I havepackaged a financial transaction that will benefitboth of us. As the regional manager of the bank, it�smy duty to send financial reports to my head office inthe capital city of Accra. On the course of the lastyear 2006 end of the year�s report, I trade with adeposit amount of Twenty Six Million Five Hundred andEighty Thousand US Dollars (26,580.000.00) that wasdeposited by WHO for contract of Food, Drug for theUnited Nation of which my head Office is not aware ofand will never be aware and which I made a profit ofTwo Million Five Hundred and Fifty Five ThousandDollars ($2,550.000.00). I have since then PLACED thisfund on a SUSPENSE ACCOUNT without a beneficiary. Asan officer of the bank, I cannot be directly connectedto this money thus I am compelled to request for yourassistance to receive this money into your bankaccount because my government knows how much i earnmonthly and will discharge me from duty if they shouldnotice my dealing with a deposited fund in my branch.I intend to part with 25% of this fund to you while70% shall be for me while 5% for any expenses up frontthe transfer. I do need to assure you that there ispractically no risk involved in this. It�s going to bea bank-to-bank transfer which I only need to back dateyour name in the file here and make you the depositorof the fund. Before anything you must promise me thati have your royalty and assurance that my share willbe kept safely upon my arrival in your country. Pleasemaintain confidentiality of this letter for securityreason. Update me with your information as statedbelow Tel and Fax Number. Full Name: Contact Address:All I need from you is to stand as the originaldepositor of this fund. If you accept this offer, Iwill appreciate your timely response and please youcan get me on this email address mikedam000@yahoo.com. With regards, mike
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