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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:

• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +22802122004 (Togo, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:21:02 -1200
Subject: I NEED YOUR URGENT RESPONSE


Attention Please,

Pardon me for not having the pleasure of knowing your
mindset before making you this offer and it is utterly
confidential and genuine by virtue of its nature.

I am Mr Boateng Essien, the branch manager of the
international Commercial Bank, Kaneshie First Light Branch
Accra Ghana. I write to solicit your assistance in a funds
transfer deal involving US$5,300.000.00.

This fund has been stashed out of the excess profit made
last year by my branch office of the International
Commercial Bank of Ghana which I am the manager.

I have already submitted an approved end-of-the-year report
for the year 2007 to my head office here in Accra-Ghana and
they will never know of this excess.

I have since then, placed this amount on a Non-Investment
Account without a beneficiary. Upon your response,I will
configure your name on our database as holder of the
Non-Investment Account.

I will then guide you on how to apply to my head office for
the Account Closure/ bank-to-bank remittance of the funds to
your designated bank account. If you concur with this
proposal,

I intend for you to retain 30% of the funds while 70% shall
be for me.Your earliest response would be appreciated on the
regards.

Looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Best Regards,

Mr. Boateng Essien,

Cell phone +233-247-579-072
Fax: +228-021-220-04
E-mail : boateng_icb4@live.com

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