419 scam: Kwame Agati <kwameagati15@msn.com> From: Kwame Agati,Esq

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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.
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 send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "huge deposit" (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 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.
- kwameagati01@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Kwame Agati <kwameagati15@msn.com>
Reply-To: <kwameagati01@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:11:31 +0000
Subject: From: Kwame Agati,Esq

From: Kwame Agati,Esq
TELL; +233 24 618 7667
Email: kwameagati01@yahoo.com

I am Kwame Agati. I write to let you know that there was a Client Whose Family / last name is same with yours died leaving behind an estate / capital (USD$12.5M and 275kg of Gold dust).

Since then I have made several inquiries through the Embassy here to locate any of my clients extended relatives and this has also proved unsuccessful, After these several unsuccessful attempts to locate any member of his family to no avail, I decided to contact you since you share the same last name with my late client and I contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged. where the deceased had an account valued at about (USD$12.5M and 275kg of Gold dust) which the bank now unquestionably expects it to be claimed by any available foreign next-of-kin of the Late beneficiary within the next ten official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives till date, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at (USD$12.5M and 275kg of Gold dust) can be paid to you, I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Call me on :+233 24 618 7667 as soon as you receive this massage for more clarification or reply through my alternative email address: kwameagati01@yahoo.com.

Your urgent response is needed.

Best regards,
Kwame Agati,Esq
TELL; +233 24 618 7667
Email: kwameagati01@yahoo.com

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