419 scam: Adams Anderson <adamsanderson1950@laposte.net> ok

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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:
- "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Adams Anderson <adamsanderson1950@laposte.net>
Reply-To: adamsanderson1950@voila.fr
Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2011 02:57:28 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: ok

OK yes it's real,genuine

and legal proofsand detail

can be sent see website

for publication and

announcement.

Hello,

'Hon'Dr Adams Anderson

Address: #205 Ave. Kadiogo

Rue de Gounghin

Ouagadougou, Burkina

Faso,an Account Officer

and Attorney to Mr Andreas

Schranner a German who

worked at Mount Resources

Ltd, a geologist by

profession who died in

Plane crash, Flight

Number:AF4590, since the

year 2000 along side with

his entire family (wife

Maria, their daughter

Andrea Eich, her husband

Christian, and their

children Katharina 8, and

Maximilian 10). Please log

on here to see for your

self the int'l publication

and announcement on this

issue,

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi

/world/europe/859479.stm
I need your urgent

assistance in transferring

the sum of (GP 10 Million)

deposited by the deceased

with my assistance while

he died in "TESTE" to your

account within 14 banking

days. This money has been

dormant for years in our

Bank with out claim.
whatever your decisions

are I await your prompt

response,
i will give you full

details.

Best regards,
Hon'Dr Adams Anderson

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