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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.
• 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.
  • kff.james@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "marynana18 Gazeta.pl" <marynana18@gazeta.pl>
Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 17:42:34 -0500
Subject: CENTRAL PAYMENT


Chairman Committee On Foreign
Contract/ Fund lost And Inheritance fund Payment Notification
From United Nations / Ghana Board Breach
Sir. Mrs. Mary Nana
Contact Number +233-24504983

Attn: Beneficiary ,

U.S.A Government, World Bank, Africa Union And United Nations Organization
Official Has Approved To Pay You Part Payment Of Your Inheritance Fund And
Lost fund in Scam Valued Of USD2.8m.

This above union are hereby irrevocable approval order with This Release
Code: GNC/3400/02/08 In Your Favor For Your Contract Entitlement And Your
Inheritance Fund Which You Have Not Received Yet, Now It Was Approved By The
World Bank, That Your Contract/ Scam Star/Inheritance Fund should be
released through UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION. So You Are Advised To Present
Any Of Your Choice, On How You Want To Receive Your Fund, Either By BANK
DRAFT BANK TO BANK TRANSFER OR BY ATM CARD So In Regards To The Options You
Can Provide us Your DETAILS For The delivery Of Your Fund With Out Delay. I
Am Contacting You In Regards To The Instruction Given By United Nations,
Please I Will Urge You To Try And Indicate On How You Want Your Fund To Be
Released To You From The Two Options Above.

You confirm this details below for more clarification to the bank (RURAL
DEVELOPMENT BANK GHANA LTD.)


1) YOUR FULL NAME:
2) ADDRESS, CITY, STATE AND COUNTRY:
3) PERSONAL CELL PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE:
4) COMPANY NAME (IF ANY) POSITION AND ADDRESS:
5) OCCUPATION, AGE AND MARITAL STATUS:
6) COPY OF YOUR INT'L PASSPORT/DRIVERS LICENSE:
7) BANK DETAILS

Note: Your Personal Contact/Communication Code With UN Is (066),You Are
advised To Send Your Full Information To AB GHANA, International Remittance
Director Headed By Dr. Osman Kofi And Make Sure You Speak With him, With
Your New Payment Code For The Release Of Your Payment And Send To Him All
Your details Information Now.

CONTACT THE FOLLOW OFFICE WITH YOUR DETAILS:
Chairman Committee On Foreign
From United Nations / Ghana Board Breach
Contact Number +233-2450-49835
Contact Person Dr. Osman Kofi
EMAIL: kff.james@gmail.com
Best Wish,

DIRECTOR OF FOREIGN REMITTANCE.
Sir. Mrs. Mary Nana

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