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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:
  • "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)
  • "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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "jamesowusu_2 Gazeta.pl" <jamesowusu_2@gazeta.pl>
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 15:57:58 -0700
Subject: LETS DO IT TOGETHER!!!


*From: The Manager,
International Commercial Bank (ICB).
Eastern Region Branch.
Email:jamesowusu.49@live.com <Email%3Ajamesowusu.49@live.com>*

*Good day,*

*I got your contact during my search for a reliable,trust worthy and honest
person to introduce this transfer project with. My name is Mr.James Owusu.*

*I am the manager of International Commercial Bank Eastern Region Branch
Ghana.*

*I am a Ghanaian married with two kids.*

*I am writing to solicit your assistance in the noble transfer of
US$9.300.000. This fund is the excess of what my branch in which I am the
manager made as profi tduring the last two years transactions. I have
already submitted an approved End of the last two Years report for the year
2006 to my Head-Office here in Accra-Ghana and they will never know of this
Excess.
I have since then, placed this amount of US$9.300.000.00 (Nine Million,three
hundred thousand United States Dollars) on a SUSPENSE ACCOUNT without a
beneficiary.*

*As an officer of the bank, I cannot be directly connected to this money
thus I am impelled to request for your assistance to receive this money into
your bank account. I intend to part 30% of this fund to you while 70% shall
be for me. I do need to stress that there are practically no risk involved
in this. It is going to be a bank-to-bank transfer to your nominated bank
account anywhere you feel safer.*

*All I need from you is to stand as the original depositor of this fund.*

*I will appreciate your timely response.*

*With regards,
James Owusu*

*N/B:If you are willing and interested to work with me,forward in your
response the following informations:your full names,age,occupation and your
contact telephone numbers.
REPLY TO THIS EMAILADDRESS:jamesowusu.49@live.com<EMAILADDRESS%3Ajamesowusu.49@live.com>
*

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