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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:
  • "it will be a bank to bank transfer" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Esther Swally <estherswally01@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: swally2008@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:18:48 -0800 (PST)
Subject: From: Madam Esther Swally


From: Madam Esther Swally
Standard Chartered Bank
Koforidua Branch
Tel +233249102291

My Dear Good Friend,

My name is Madam Esther Swally I am the regional manager of Standard
Chartered Bank Koforidua branch Ghana. I got your information on a
recent bank conference with other West African countries held in Lome
the capital city of Togo in West Africa. I write you this proposal in
good faith; I am 42 years old married with two lovely kids.

I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit you and I, as
the regional manager of the Standard Chartered Bank it is my duty to
send in a financial report to my head office in the capital city Accra
at the end of each business year. On the course of the last year 2007
business report, I discovered that my branch in which I am the manager
made Five million seven hundred and twenty thousand united state
dollars($5,720,000.00) which my head office are not aware of and will
never be aware of. I have placed this funds on what we call escrow call
account with no beneficiary. As an officer of this bank I cannot be
directly connected to this money, so my aim of contacting you is to
assist me receive this money in your bank account and get 30% of the
total funds as commission.

There are practically no risks involved, it will be a bank to bank
transfer, and all I need from you is to stand claim as the original
depositor of these funds who made the deposit with my branch so that my
head office can order the transfer to your designated bank account.If
you accept to work with me I will appreciate it very much.
My private phone number is above, call me if you think we can work
together so that we can go over the details. Thank you in advance and
May god bless you and your family.

Yours truly,
Madam Esther Swally

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