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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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• 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.
  • mrjmichgh@gmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "mrsamaata.aido0@terra.es" <mrsamaata.aido0@terra.es>
Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 12:31:59 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: Your ATM-Card is ready


Dear Good Friend,

How are you today? I hope all is well with you and your family.

I am writing to inform you that your ATM-Card value $3m has been programmed as we discussed. Based on your last instruction, I have been waiting to hear from you to know the secure and smooth way of dispatching your ATM-Card package to you without any mistake on the delivery as we both are fully aware of the importance of your package and would so much appreciate that it will be delivered to you personally.

Since I did not hear from you, I went and deposited your package with FedEx Express before I traveled to Madrid for a Six Months course and I informed Mr. Michael the director in control of foreign delivery that you will be contacting them as soon as possible with your current contact address where your package will be dispatched to. All you need to do is to get in touch with Mr. Michael and forward your full current contact details to him and advice him to dispatch your package immediately. I might not be contacting you again as I am very busy with my course now. Therefore, establish contact with him immediately to enable you receive your ATM-Card package within the shortest possible time.

His contact detail is as follows:

Mr. Michael James,
Telephone: +233 27 6337404
Fax Number: +233 21 811868
E-mail: mrjmichgh@gmail.com

For your information, I declared your package as an official letter from my bank, please do likewise to avoid any inconvenience as I did not disclose the real content of your package to them for the safety of your money because I included the ATM-Card Pin Code that will enable you activate and withdraw your money through any ATM-Machine worldwide which anyone else can easily access. Therefore, try to protect this information during your communications with them for the safety of your money. Advice them to give you a proof of delivery note that includes the tracking number of your package after dispatching it to enable you track and know when your package get to your nominated address.

Yours Faithfully,

Mrs. Ama Ata Aidoo,
Dir, ATM Foreign Remittance Dept,
ICB-International Commercial Bank Ltd,
Meridian Branch, Ring Road Accra-Ghana.







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