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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)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "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: Mrs Stephney Owusu <mrs_owusu3@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <mrs_stephney_owusu@gawab.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 02:24:31 +0000
Subject: Classified Information




From The Desk of
Mrs. Stephney Owusu
Branch Manager
Eco Bank of Ghana
Kaneshie first light branch
Accra North Ghana

Dear Friend

I am Mrs. Stephney Owusu,the branch manager of the Eco Bank Of Ghana Limited, Kaneshie First Light Branch Accra-Ghana.I am a Ghanaian married with two kids. I am writing to solicit your assistance in the transfer of {US$8.750,000.00} Eight Million Seven Hundred and fifty thousand Dollars.

This fund is the excess of what my branch in which I am the manager made as profit during last year. I have already submitted an approved End of the Year report to my Head Office here in Accra and they will never know of this Excess. I have since then placed this amount of US$8.750,000.00 Million Dollars. on a SUSPENSE ACCOUNT without a beneficiary.

As an officer of the bank, I cannot be directly connected to this money thus I am impelled to request for your assistance to receive this money into your bank account. I intend to part 30% of this fund to you while 70% shall be for me. I do need to stress that there are practically no risk involved in this transaction. It is going to be a bank-to-bank transfer to your nominated bank account anywhere you feel safer. All I need from you is to stand as the original depositor of this fund.

If you accept this offer, I will appreciate your timely response. Also you can forward your private phone number for speedy relation on this matter. Remember l am still working so your confidentiality is needed in this transaction. Please trust and honest is the watchword of this our transaction.

With regards,
Mrs. Stephney Owusu


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