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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)
  • "escrow account with no beneficiary" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand united state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "there are practically no risks involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • akim.christopher002@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: akimm akimm <aakim0039@live.com>
Reply-To: <akim.christopher002@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 21:56:05 +0000
Subject: National Investment



Dear Friend,My name is Akim Christopher.I am the regional manager National Investment Bank of Ghana, Accra branch, AccraGhana. I got your information on a recent bank conference with other West African countries held inUK. I am 46years old married with two lovely kids. I am a man of peace and I don't want problems only hope we can work together fora common goal. If you don't want this proposal, I will not contact you again. I have packaged a financial transaction that will Benefit both of us, as the regional manager of theNational Investment Bank; it is my duty to send in a financial report to my Head Office at theend of each business year. On the course of the last two year 2005 business report, I discovered that my branch in which I am the branchmanager made three Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars ($3,500.000)which my Head Officeare not aware of and will never be aware of it.I have placed this funds on what we call Escrow Account with no beneficiary. As an officer of this bankI cannot be directly connected to this money, this informed my contacting you. Indeed I will appreciateif you can receive this money in your bank account and get 30% of the total funds.There are practically no risks involved, it is simple bank to bank transfer, all I need from you is to standclaim as one of our customer who has been banking with us and the depositor of this funds with my branch, sothat upon your request for its immediate transfer my head Office will not hesitate to transfer to yourdesignated bank account. If you accept to work with me I will appreciate it very much and advice you expedite by sending yourreply to my private Email ID:(akim.christopher002@yahoo.com ) for us to discuss more details.

Thank you in advance and May God bless you and family.
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