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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)
  • "urgent assistance" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • benakanchawaa@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ben aka <benakanchawa20@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <benakanchawaa@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2007 09:59:05 -0400
Subject: PLEASE YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE NEENED



PLEASE YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE
NEENED
FROM MR BEN AKANCHAWA
INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK.(ICB)
ACCRA
GHANA.


Reply me here please.
Email:
benakanchawaa@yahoo.fr

Dear
Friend,

This message might meet you in utmost surprise,however, it's
just my urgent need for foreign partner that made me to contact you for this
transaction.I am a banker by profession from Accra Ghana in west Africa and
currently holding the post of Director Auditing and Accounting unit of the
bank.I have the opportunity of transfering the left over funds ($11.5million) of
one of my bank clients who died along with his entire family on 31 july 2000 in
a plane crash.You can confirm the genuiness of the deceased death by clicking on
this web site http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

Hence,i
am inviting you for a business deal where this money can be shared between us in
the ratio of 60/30 while 10% will be mapped out forexpenses.If you agree to my
business proposal.further details of the transfer will be forwarded to you as
soon as i receive your return mail.
have a great day.yours,
Mr Ben
Akanchawa.

Send your Reply to my new email address.
Email: benakanchawaa@yahoo.fr

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