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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million united states 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)
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Michael Owusu <mrmichaelezra01@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mowusu11@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 06:40:38 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM: MR MICHAEL EZRA OWUSU.


FROM: MR MICHAEL EZRA OWUSU.
MANAGER AUDIT AND RECORDS DEPT.
MECURY: MICRO-FINANCE BANK OF GHANA LTD.
ACCRA,REPUBLIC OF GHANA,

My Dear Friend,
I hope this may not constitute sort of embarrassment to you,My name is Mr. Michael Ezra Owusu,Iam the regional Branch bank manager of the Micr0-Finance Bank Ghana Ltd. I got your contact during my search for a reliable, honest and a trust worthy person to partner this huge transfer project with. I am a Ghanaian married with two kids. I am writing to solicit your assistance in the transfer of $ 7,500,000.00 (Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand United States dollars ), i have crafted out of our banks profit books and records.

This fund is the excess of what my branch in which i am the manager of the audit and records department made as profit during the 2006 financial year. I have already submitted annual report for that year to our head office and i can assure you they do not know and will never know of this excess.I have since,lodged this amount of $ 7,500,000 Million United States dollars into a suspense Coded account without a beneficiary (anonymous) to avoid trace.

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 thismoney into your bank account on my behalf. I intend to part 30% of this fund to you while 70% shall be for me. I need to stress that there are practically no risk involved in this. It's going to be a legal bank-to-bank transfer or a cash delivery arrangement.

To make this a reality, i need you to stand as the original depositor of this fund so that the fund can be transferred to your nominated account. If you accept this offer, I will appreciate your urgent response and endeavour to give me a phone call as to explain details , modalities and most importantly,for us to establish voice contacts.

With Regards,
Michael Ezra Owusu


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