419 scam: alex@ucat.edu.ve Alex Agyekum 07/12/2013

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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:
- "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.

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: alexagyekum1@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2013 06:42:05 -0430
Subject: Alex Agyekum 07/12/2013

Dear Friend,

I am Mr.Alex Agyekum,a Manager with a Bank,I was personally in charge of the deposit made by one of our customer late Mr.Mark,who till his death was a contractor with Our Government and an Oil Merchant dealer.

On the 21st of April 2009,Mr.Mark,his wife and their two children were involved in a boat capsize and all occupants of the boat unfortunately lost their lives.

At the time of his death,he had a deposit of Eight Million Three Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only($8.3M)which was proceed of a contract work he just concluded with The Government before the unfortunate incident.

Unfortunately,till this moment no person has come as his relation for this deposit with us.

I humbly request your attention to this matter so that I can present you as his next of kin and beneficiary to this deposit.

It is not a very difficult thing to do and it will not take time.

I will give you details as soon as you reach me.

Kind Regards.

Mr.Alex Agyekum.

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