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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.
  • michael_adams7@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mike Adams <m.adams52@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: michael_adams7@myway.com
Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 16:08:28 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: dear friend


Dear friend,
My name is Michael Adams, the regional manager of
International commercial Bank (ICB) Kaneshie Branch
Ghana . I am a Ghanaian, Married with two kids. I have
packaged a financial transaction that will benefit
both of us. As the regional manager of the bank, it
my duty to send financial reports to my head office in
the capital city of Accra . On the course of the last
year 2006 end of the year report, I trade with a
deposit amount of Twenty Six Million Five Hundred and
Eighty Thousand US Dollars (26,580.000.00) that was
deposited by WHO for contract of Food, Drug for the
United Nation of which my head Office is not aware of
and will never be aware and which I made a profit of
Two Million Five Hundred and Fifty Five Thousand
Dollars ($2,550.000.00).

I have since then PLACED this fund on a SUSPENSE ACCOUNT without a beneficiary. As
an officer of the bank, I cannot be directly connected
to this money thus I am compelled to request for your
assistance to receive this money into your bank
account because my government knows how much i earn
monthly and will discharge me from duty if they should
notice my dealing with a deposited fund in my branch.
I intend to part with 25% of this fund to you while
70% shall be for me while 5% for any expenses up front
the transfer.

I do need to assure you that there is practically no risk involved in this. Its going to be a bank-to-bank transfer which I only need to back date
your name in the file here and make you the depositor
of the fund. Before anything you must promise me that
i have your royalty and assurance that my share will
be kept safely upon my arrival in your country. Please
maintain confidentiality of this letter for security
reason. Update me with your information as stated
Tel and Fax Number.
Full Name:
Contact Address:
All I need from you is to stand as the original depositor of this fund and for this money is sent to your international account after which I will come to your country for investment. If you accept this offer, I will appreciate your timely response and please you can get me on this email address michael_adams7@myway.com
Greetings to your family
Michael

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