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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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 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.
  • fredakwa1@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Fred Akwa" <akwafr11@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: fredakwa1@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:03:56 +0000
Subject: Thanks and God bless.

Dear friend,

I am Fred Akwa, head of Auditing, in one of the international Bank here in
Africa . I want to inquire from you if you can handle this transaction for
mutual benefits/life opportunity for you and me. The transaction is about
seeking your consent to present you as the next of kin / beneficiary of the
US$10.3 million dollars,(Ten million,three hundred thousand united states
dollars), and who is a customer to the bank where i work.He died in a Kenya
plane crash 2003. with his family during their vacation journey.

The Fund is currently in a suspense account awaiting claim, the bank made a
public notice that they are ready to release this fund to any of his
relatives abroad.You can view this site to know :

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/20/kenya.crash/index.html

In that regard, I decided to seek your consent for this prospective
opportunity. Have it at the back of your mind, that the transaction does not
involve any risk and does not need much engagement from you, since i am
familiar with this kind of transaction being an insider.

Necessary modalities will be worked out to enable us carry out the fund
claim under a legitimate arrangement. I have resolved to offer you 30% of
the total fund, 10% for sundry expenses that maybe incurred during the
process of executing this transaction and 60% percent for me.I will give you
more details about the transaction when I receive your affirmative
response,More clarification information contact me through my private e-mail
address(fredakwa1@yahoo.co.uk)

I'm waiting to hear from you soon.

Thanks and God bless.

MR. FRED AKWA.

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