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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:
  • "million us 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 us 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: "Ansa Edward" <ansaedward8@livedoor.com>
Reply-To: ansaedward1@yahoo.cn
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:51:49 +0000
Subject: From: Mr.Edward Ansa


From: Mr.Edward Ansa
The Manager International
Commercial Bank Ghana,
First Light Branch
Accra, Ghana.


I am Mr Edward Ansa, a staff of International Commercial Bank, Kaneshie
First Light Branch Accra Ghana.The sum of Four million Five Hundred Thousand
US Dollars has been floating since 2000 in my bank as all efforts to get
relatives of our client who deposited the money yielded no result.


Mr. Andreas Schranner did not declare any next of kin or relation in all his
official documents.I seek your assistance to have you stand as his next of
kin for the fund to be released in your name as his next of kin.


All documents will be forwarded to you upon your response.You will be
offered (one million three hundred and fifty thousand US Dollars) of the
total sum for your role in this transaction,(one million Us dollars) will be
given to charity organizations in your country.


Your timely response will be appreciated on this regard.

Regards.
Edward Ansa,

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