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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:
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "hundred thousand 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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: James Owusu <j.owusu48@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: jamesowusu2@rediffmail.com
Date: Sat, 17 May 2008 16:22:38 +0100 (BST)
Subject: GOOD DAY,GET BACK TO ME


From: The Manager,
Mr.James Owusu
International Commercial Bank (ICB).
Eastern Region Branch.
Accra-Ghana.

Good day,

I got your contact during my search for a reliable, trust worthy and honest person to introduce this transfer project with. My name is Mr.James Owusu.

I am the manager of International Commercial Bank Eastern Region Branch, Ghana.I am a Ghanaian married with two kids.

I am writing to solicit your assistance in the noble transfer of US$9.300.000. This fund is the excess of what my branch in which I am the manager made as profit during the last two years transactions. I have already submitted an approved end of last two Years report for the year 2006 to my Head Office here in Accra-Ghana and they will never know of this Excess.

I have since then, placed this amount of US$9.3Million (Nine Million, three hundred thousand United States Dollars) in an ESCROW ACCOUNT without a beneficiary.

As an officer of the bank, I cannot be directly connected to this money thus I am impelled to request for your assistance to receive this money into your bank account. 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 is going to be a bank-to-bank transfer to your nominated bank account anywhere you feel safer.

All I need from you is to stand as the original depositor of this fund.

I will appreciate your timely response.

With regards,
James Owusu.



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