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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:
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Ambassador Akwasi Osei Adjei" <adjei.gov.gh25@gala.net>
Reply-To: adjei@gawab.com
Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2008 11:38:12 +0000
Subject: Re:


Ambassador Akwasi Osei Adjei
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
#101 Castle Rd Osu
Accra Ghana


Payment Confirmation:

I am Ambassador Akwasi Osei Adjei, Minister of Foreign Affairs Ghana,my
office monitors and controls the affairs of all banks and financial
institutions in Ghana concerned with foreign contract payments.I am the
final signatory to any transfer or remittance of huge funds moving within
banks both on the local and international levels in line to foreign
contracts settlement.I have before me list of funds, which could not be
transferred to some nominated accounts as these accounts have been
identified either as ghost accounts, unclaimed deposits and over-invoiced
sum etc.

On this note; I wish to have a deal with you as regards to the unpaid
funds.As it is my duty to recommend the transfer of these surplus funds to
the Federal Government Treasury and Reserve Accounts as unclaimed deposits,
I have the opportunity to write you based on the instructions I received two
days ago from the Parliamentary Committee on Contract Payments / Foreign
Debts to submit the List of payment reports/ expenditures and audited
reports of revenues. Among several others, I have decided to remit the
contract sum following my idea that we have a deal /agreement and I am going
to do this legally.
MY CONDITIONS

1. The sum of USD$9.9Million only will be transferred into your nominated
account by telegraphic Transfer (T/T), confirmable in 7 working days after
you have confirmed the transfer of the funds into your account,35% out of
the whole sum will be for you, 10% for any expenses that may accrue during
the transaction while 55% will be for me.

2. This deal must be kept secret forever, and all correspondence will be
strictly by email / telephone, for security purposes.

3. There should be no third parties as most problems associated with your
fund release are caused by your agents or representative.


If you AGREE with my conditions, l will advise you on what to do immediately
and the transfer will commence without further delay as I will proceed to
fix your name on the Payment schedule instantly to meet the seven working
days mandate.

I hope you don't reject this offer and the funds transferred into the
account number which you will provide. Waiting for your urgent
response.Thanks and have a wonderful day


Yours Faithfully
Ambassador Akwasi Osei Adjei
Minister of Foreign Affair Ghana

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