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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:
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2289063512 (Togo, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • p.richardakagod@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • p.richardakagod@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Prince Akagod <p.richardakagod@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: p.richardakagod@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2008 05:51:46 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Hello


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: p.richardakagod@yahoo.com



- DIRECTOR,AUDIT AND ACCOUNTING UNIT.FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT.ECO-BANK LOME-TOGO.Dear ,I am Mr.Princa R Akagod , Director and Chief of Accountant for the Bills and Credits in the Foreign Remittance Department section of ECO-BANK.Lome-Togo in West Africa.I got your contact through an international web directory,Your profile made me to contact you because I was searching for a reliable and trustwordthy person who can not betray me, because I have been praying to my God to direct me to the rightful person to entrust this fund to.There was one of our client Mr.John BRIANT, A United States Citizen Who died on 29 January 2002 in a plane crash which also claimed the life of his only child, Who untill death was the next of kin to the fathers money in our bank ECO-BANK.I am the only director that knows his bank's information, because he use to be my good friend when he was alive,He left about (US$5.5Million)in his account. At this juncture I want to transfer thisUS$5.5Million into the account you wish to nominate. I wil do the paper work here claiming that you are the next of kin to this client, and that you want to transfer the sum into your account abroad.The service of an Attorney will be needed to seal everything and to change the data and information in his file so as to enable us transfer it swiftly. If we employ the service of a highly Accredited Lawyer that means it will take us only 8-10 working days to transfer this money into your nominated account.He will arrange for the affidavit of support from Ministry of Justice claiming that you are the right beneficiary of this fund. I will give you 30% of the total sum of the US$5.5Million for assisting me 5% expencess that will come out in this transation 5% will be donate to the charity.The transaction is 100% free risk.Yours Faithfully,Mr.Princa R Akagod .Tel:+228 906 3512.Email p.richardakagod@gmail.com N.B: PLEASE FORWARD TO ME YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE ANDFAX NUMBER INCASE I NEEDURGENT CONVERSATION WITH YOU.

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