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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:
  • "necessary legal documents" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • ernestconsultancy@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ernest consultancy <ernestconsultancy@yahoo.ca>
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:18:41 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: SOURCING FOR PARTNERSHIP INVESTMENT.....IN YOUR COUNTRY,,,


Dear : Mr Ahmad Rawdhan

                                                                                       Your ref: BA3007/08
Sir,

I am Advocate Ernest Tetteh ,A senior legal practitioner and partner with the
Advocate Boahene Asare &Assoiates Lawyers & Notaries,Accra-Ghana.

I wish to know if we can work together on a very important proposal I am about to introduce to you.

I would like you to stand as the TRUSTEE/ BENEFICARY to my deceased client Mrs. Rachel Janosik, who made some deposit of ¢19.700, 000 (Nineteen Million Seven Hundred Thousand Euros} with the GHANA INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL; BANK here in Accra Ghana.Before her demise.


She died without any registered next of kin, Because she moved to the United States Of America years back before this accident,and as such the funds now have an open beneficiary mandate. And the bank has being writing me all this while,Because they recognize me as her lawyer back here, And they have requested I try and locate any of her beneficiary to come for this funds.As that is the policy here in  Ghana.

For years now, I have been unsuccessful in locating any of her relatives and so have decided to seek other means to transfer this fund. I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased. I agree to offer you 40% of the total fund as the account owner, 50% would be for me.While we would set aside 10% for  "LOBBY" for the transfer of the money to the account you will provide to recieve the transfer and settling any expenses we will make during this transaction. for the procuments of Documents to full Authorize the transfer legal Documents needed as Guanrantee.

I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make at the bank,And with my status covers every other aspect.

So please if you are interested in doing this with me, Do respond to me via my personal Email: ernestconsultancy@yahoo.ca
So, that I can give you more comprehensive details on what we are to do, And discuss further modalities, On how we can have this funds released and wired into your designated bank account, before my meeting with you for the disbursement of the fund .

Please you need to keep this transaction confidential, Until we have successfully transferred this funds into your designated bank account.


Awaiting your urgent and positive response. call me if you can for more discussions on the transfer of the money into your offshore account for investment..

Yours Sincerely.
Barr. Ernest Tetteh Wireh

Advocate Boahene Asare &Assoiates
Lawyers & Notaries,
P.O. Box .GP 17653 -ACCRA-GHANA
Office Tel:+233244369075

 
 


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