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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)
  • "million us 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.
  • johnakpo40009@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "john akpo" <johnakpo4043@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2006 21:01:02 +0000
Subject: BEST REGARDS

DEAR FRIEND,

I AM MR.JOHN AKPO,THE BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER. I WORK IN THE
AUDITING/ACCOUNTING SECTION OF THE BANK OF AFRICA(BOA),OUAGADOUGOU, BURKINA
FASO.

I HAVE A BUSINESS DEAL WHICH WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO THE BOTH OF US. THE
AMOUNT OF MONEY INVOLVED IS EIGHTEEN MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND USA
DOLLARS ($18.5 MILLION US DOLLARS) ,WHICH I WANT TO TRANSFER OUT OF THE
COUNTRY TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT, ALL TO MY FINANCIAL BENEFIT AND YOURS
TOO. AND ALSO TO TAKE MY WIFE TO USA FOR TREATMENT OF LIVER DAMAGE.

THIS MONEY WAS OWNED BY ONE OF THE CUSTOMERS IN OUR BANK.THE MAN'S NAME
IS CALLED ANDREAS SCHRANNER FROM MUNICH,GERMANY.HE WAS INTO PROPERTIES
AS HIS BUSINESS IN GERMANYAND BUSINESS COMMERCIALIST IN WEST-AFRICAN
REGIONS. HE HAS BEEN DEAD SINCE SIX YEARS AGO ON 25TH JULY,2000 CONCORDE
PLANE CRASH[Flight AF4590 ] WITH THE WHOLE PASSENGERS ABOARD .

N.B.IN OTHER FOR YOU TO BELIEVE ME HONESTLY GO THROUGH THIS (website)
BEFORE YOU START WITH ME. BELOW IS THE WEBSITE:

( http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm)

AND SINCE THEN,NO CLAIM HAS BEEN PLACED IN HIS BANK ACCOUNT BALANCE.


I WANT TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY OUT OF THE COUNTRY BUT SUCH FUND CAN NOT
BE TRANSFERRED WITHOUT A NEXT OF KIN ATTACHED TO THE FUND.

THE FUND COULD BE TRANSFERRED IN THESE WAY;YOU SHALL PRESENT YOURSELF
AS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES TO THE DECEASED PERSON[ANDREAS SCHRANNER] OR AS
THE ONLY SURVIVING NEXT OF KIN,AS DETAILS SHALL BE THAT YOU ARE THE
CARE-TAKER BUSINESS ASSOCIATES TO MR.ANDREAS SCHRANNER AND HIS PROPERTIES.


I SHALL MAKE AVAILABLE TO YOU MATERIALS AND INFORMATIONS WITH WHICH A
SUCCESSFUL CLAIM SHALL BE PLACED ON THE FUND. I SHALL BE YOUR GUIDIANCE
AND INSTRUCTOR THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THIS TRANSACTION SO AS TO
ENSURE A SWIFT AND SURE TRANSFER OF THE FUND TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.

AS TO YOUR BENEFITS, YOU SHALL BE ENTITLED TO 40% OF THIS FUND FOR YOUR
CO-OPERATION IN THIS TRANSACTION WHILE 5% WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR
EXPENCES BOTH OF US MIGHT INCURE DURING THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSACTION.

SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, SEND A REPLY TO ME IMMEDIATELY AND IN YOUR
REPLY PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR [PRIVATE PHONE AND YOUR FAX NUMBERS]

URGENCY HAS TO BE IMPLIED AND THIS BUSINESS MUST STRICTLY BE A DEAL
BETWEEN BOTH OF US.
PLEASE REPLY AT(JOHNAKPO40009@YAHOO.COM.HK
BEST REGARDS,
MR.JOHN AKPO.
Bill & Exchange Manager(BOA)

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