419 scam: Joseph Akamba <info@akamba.com> A profitable Business Transaction!!!

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
- "million 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.
- j.akamba@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Joseph Akamba <info@akamba.com>
Reply-To: j.akamba@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 03:04:47 +0200
Subject: A profitable Business Transaction!!!

Dear Friend,

I am sorry for contacting you via this medium but the circumstances
around made I do this. I am Justice Joseph Akamba herein the Republic
of Ghana. I am the Person lawyers, solicitors and advocates to late
Mr. Jacob Lessard, a national of your country, who lived in Ghana for
more than (10) ten years. On the 26th of December 2008, my client, his
wife and their three children were involved in the Tsunami Disaster
that occurred in Phuket in Thailand since then I have made several
inquiries to locate any of my clients extended relatives this has also
proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you. I
have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and properties
left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the finance house "CENTRAL BANK OF GHANA" where this
huge deposit was lodged. The finance house where the deceased had an
account valued at $17.5 Million Dollars has issued me a notice to
provide the Next of kin, or have the account confiscated within the
next twenty official working days.

Since, I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2
years now I seek your consent to present you as the Next of kin of the
deceased since you have the same last name. The proceeds of this
account valued at $8.5 Million Dollars can be paid to you, as my
clients Next of Kin, and then we can share the amount on a mutual
agreed percentage.

All legal documents to back up your claims as the deceased Next of
Kin, will be provided. All I require is your honest co-operation to
enable us see this deal through. We guarantee that this will be
executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any
breach of the law. Please get in touch with me stating your phone
number or the best way I can either reach you, to enable us discuss
furthermore about this transaction. contact me on my private email
(j.akamba@hotmail.com)

Best regards
Justice Joseph Akamba

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