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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million 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.
  
• 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.
  • ben_goodman25@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ben goodman" <aka_07gh@livedoor.com>
Reply-To: ben_goodman25@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:18:10 -0700
Subject: Ragards


From: Mr. Ben Goodman
Accra, Ghana.

Hello Dear


I got your contact during my search for a reliable,honest and a trust
worth person to entrust this huge transfer project with My name is Mr.
Ben. k .Goodman, Branch manager of a financial institution here in Ghana. I
am a Ghanaian married with two kids.

I am writing to solicit your assistance in the transfer of $ 7,597.864.00
Million United States dollars only. This fund is the excess of what my
branch in which am the manager made as profit duringthe 2005 financial year.

I have already submitted annual report for that year to my head officehere
in Accra Ghana as I have watched with keen interest as they will never know
of this excess I
have since, placed this amount of $ 7,597.864.00 Million United States
dollars only to an Escrow Coded account without a beneficiary (anonymous) to
avoid traceAs an officer of the bank, I cannot be directly connected to this
money due to civil service code which formits civil servants from owing or
operating foreign currency account coupled
with the fact thatthe fund is huge thus I am impelled to request for your
assistance to
receive this money into your bank account on my behalf 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's going to be a bank-to-bank transfer. All I need from you is to stand as
the original depositor of this fund so that the fund can be legally
processed to your name and be transferred to your account. If you accept
this offer, I will appreciate your timely response to my private mail:
ben_goodman25@hotmail.com
With Regards,


Mr Ben Goodman

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