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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:
  • ",000,000" (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.
  
• 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.
  • nana_akufo02@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: martin newman <martin_newman02@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 06:43:46 -0800 (PST)
Subject: urgent


Greetings to you,
I am Dr Nana akufo . I headed the audit committee whose assignment was
To audit, review and recommend payment for all contracts awarded in
Tema
oil refinery, Ghana national petroleum corporation, Ghana Oil Company
limited. I discovered that the sum of $32,000,000 (thirty two million)
was floating unclaimed in the corporation account without beneficiary.
I
have used my position and deposited the fund to a security & finance
house waiting to be claimed.
This money emanated from an over-invoicing in the contract awarded to a
Foreign firm for the supply, erecting and computerized optimization of
The completion of Tema oil refinery residual fuel catalytic cracker
project in November 2002. Base on my status I cannot stand to claim
this
money myself, hence, I decided to contact you. On receipt of your
positive
response, we shall then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities. I
have
all necessary information and legal document needed to back you up .All
I
require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us sees this
transaction through.

please reply to nana_akufo02@yahoo.com
I look forward to a fruitful business relationship with you.
Yours Sincerely,
DR nana akufo



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