419 scam: "Ewin Anderson"<edwinanderson46@webmail.co.za> Thanks for your anticipated co operation

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Ewin Anderson" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <edwinpersonal@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 20:19:36 -0000
Subject: Thanks for your anticipated co operation

Greetings, From Mr.Edwin Anderson

My name is Mr.Edwin Anderson , the regional manager of International commercial Bank
(ICB) Kaneshie Branch Ghana.
I am a Ghanaian married with two kids.

I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit both of us. As the regional manager of the bank, it my duty to send financial reports to my head office in the capital city of Accra.

On the course of the last year 2009 end of the of the year report, I discovered that my branch in which I am the manager made Six Million Five Hundred and Fifty Thousand US Dollars (6,550.000.00) of which my head Office is not aware of and will never be aware of. I have since then PLACED this fund on a SUSPENSE ACCOUNT without a beneficiary.

As an officer of the bank, I cannot be directly connected to this money thus I am compelled to request for your assistance to receive this money into your bank account.

I intend to part with 30% of this fund to you while 70% shall be for me.

I do need to assure you that there is practically no risk involved in this. It going to be a bank-to-bank transfer.
All I need from you is to stand as the original depositor of this fund.
If you accept this offer, I will appreciate your timely response.

Call me as soon as yo receve this message ,here is my contact telephon numberTel:00233 249537334

With regards,
Mr.Edwin Anderson

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