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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:
  • "huge sum of money" (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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • georgeakpan77@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "georgeakpan01@terra.es" <georgeakpan01@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 18:00:48 +0100 (MET)
Subject: Waiting For Your Reply



FROM SIR GEORGE AKPAN (JP).
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT.
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT.
BANK OF AFRICA Benin S.A
Cotonou-Benin.
Tel+229 9341-4639
Email;georgeakpan77@yahoo.co.uk


STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
I am SIR GEORGE AKPAN (JP), the Director in charge
of auditing and accounting section of BANK OF AFRICA Benin
S.A in west Africa.

I have decided to contact you on a business
transaction that will be very beneficial to both of us
at the end of the transaction.

During our investigation and audting in this bank, my
department came across a very huge sum of money
belonging to a deceased person who died on August 2003
in a plane crash and the fund has been dormant in his
account with this bank without any claim of the fund
in our custody either from his family or relation
before our discovery to this development.

Although personally, I kept this information secret
within myself and my partner to enable the whole plans
and idea be pofitable and successful during the time
of execution.The said amount was USD$13.5 m (Thirteen
million five hundred Thousand united states dollars).

I am glad to say that with the introduction of
internet and website,I was opportuned and pleasured to
have come across your contact through this satellite
media.All the adverts and news media in your website
is what interest me most to contact you on this very
issue,as it may intrest you to know.

Meanwhile all the whole arrangement to put claim over
this fund as the bonafide next of kin to the deceased,
get the required approval and transfer this money to a
foriegn account has been put in place and directives
and needed information will be relayed to you as soon
as you indicate your interest and willingness to
assist us and also benefit your self to this great
business opportunity.

In fact I could have done this deal alone but because
of my position in this country as a civil servant, we
are not allowed to operate a foriegn account and would
eventually raise an eye brow on my side during the
time of transfer because, I work in this bank.

This is the actual reason why it will require a second
party or fellow who will forward claims as the next of
kin with affidavit of trust of Oath to this bank and
also present a foriegn account where he will need the
money to be retransfered into on his request as it may
be after due verification and clarification by
designation bank account.

I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is
100% risk free.

On smooth conclusion of this transaction, you will be
entitiled to 30% of the total sum as gratification,
while 10% will be set aside to take care of expenses
that may arise during the time of transfer both local
and international like telephone bills,e-mail bills
include the documents fees,while 60% will be for me
and my partner.

Please,you have been adviced to keep top secret as we
are still in service and intend to retire from service
after we conclude this deal with you.
I will be monitoring the whole situation here in this
bank until you confirm the money in your account and
ask us to come down to your country for subsequent
sharing of the fund according to percentages
previously indicated and further investment, either in
your country or any country you advice us to invest
in.

All other necessary information will be sent to you
when I hear from you.I suggest you get back to me as
soon as possible stating your wish in this deal.
Yours faithfully,

SIR George Akpan(JP)
Tel+229 9341-4639
Email;georgeakpan77@yahoo.co.uk





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