419 scam: "Barr. Rodrique Akeem" <akeemsr@yahoo.pt> Re:Next Of kin

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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:
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "barrodrique@outlook.fr" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "Barr. Rodrique Akeem" <akeemsr@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: "Barr. Rodrique Akeem" <barrodrique@outlook.fr>
Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2014 15:51:02 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re:Next Of kin

Â Greetings!Â I am Hon.Rodrique Akeem Esq,the ,English speaking Beninoise, Solicitor and Financial Consultant/ Attorney Cotonou Republic of Benin.Â After much consideration on this subject matter, I have decided to contact you believing that you will protect this transaction and give it the attention it deserves. I was moved to contact you based on the present condition of things here. I am the Personal Attorney to late Mr. George Marshal, who was a contractor in Benin Rep. who was on December 26th 2003, with his entire family were perished in a forceful Auto Crash along Togo Cotonou Express way. I would like you to collaborate with me as the next of kin to the deceased client who made a fixed deposit valued at (usd$22.8M) with a notable Bank in Benin Republic.Â He died without any registered next of kin designate and as such his funds now have an open beneficiary mandate. I seek your good partnership & co-operation to do this and I wish to know if we can work together to claim his funds in a Bank Benin here. I will guide you discreetly on any information that may be required of you from the Bank for us to make this claim for our mutual disbursement.Â If you are interested, Please do let me know so that I can give you comprehensive details on what we are to do. I urgently hope to get your response as soon as possible. Please reply to my private email for security reasons email:Email:{barrodrique@outlook.fr }Â Regards.Â Hon.Rodrique Akeem Esq

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