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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:
  • "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)
  • "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • ovis1972kelvin@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mselormey4@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2008 10:59:56 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?HAPPY=20NEW=20YEAR=20TO=20YOU=20FRIEND=2E=2E=21=21=21?=

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL


I am Mr.. Ovis nana f. k, Budget and Accountmanager of ZENITH BANK INTERNATIONAL
BANK LIMITED. I have an urgent andvery confidential business proposition
for you. In June, 1998, a Germanproperty consultant and importer of used
cars,Mr. Andreas Schranner madea numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve
calendar months, valued ateuro 6.1m(Six Million One Hundred Thousand euro
)in my branch.


Itwas to our utter surprise that we heard of his death, wife and childrenin
an AF4590 plane crash in 25 July 2000. See website below:


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm on furtherinvestigation,
I found out that he died without making a WILL, andhitherto, all attempts
to trace his next of kin was fruitless. Mr..Andreas Schranner was residing
at House 3 Medina, Accra Ghana .


Itherefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr.. AndreasSchranner
did not declare any kin or relations in all his officialdocuments, including
his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum ofeuro 6.1m is still sitting
in my Bank and the interest is being rolledover with the principal sum at
the end of each year. No one will evercome forward to claim it.


According to Laws of Ghana, at theexpiration of 5 (five) years, the money
will be declared frozen andforfeited to the Ghana Government if nobody applies
to claim the fund.Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a
foreigner tostand in as the next of kin or business partner to Mr.. AndreasSchranner
so that the fruits of this old man's labor will not get intothe hands of
some corrupt government officials.


This is simple, Iwill like you to provide immediately your full names and
address, phoneand fax numbers so that i can prepare the necessary documents
that willput you in place as the next of kin or business partner. Your role
inthe transaction is to send an application for claim of the funds to ourbank.
Then, as top officials of the bank, I shall work behind-the-sceneto make
sure that your application is approved by the management of thebank, and
the funds transferred to your nominated bank account.


Please note that there is no risks involve at all, as all thepaperwork for
this transaction will be done legitimately and with mypositions as top officials
of the bank i would ensure a successfulexecution of this transaction. If
you are interested, please replyimmediately.


Please send me your confidential telephone and faxnumbers for easy communication.
You should observe utmostCONFIDENTIALITY AND SECRECY in this transaction,
and rest assured thatthis transaction would be most profitable for both
of us because I willrequire your assistance to invest my share in your country.


Ilook forward to your prompt response. Pleas get back to through myprivate
mail box:ovis1972kelvin@hotmail.com
Mr. Ovis nana f.k.
ZENITH BANK INTERNATIONAL BANK LIMITED
Accra-Ghana West Africa

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