419 scam: jonthan adams <jonthan.adams@voila.fr> I NEED YOUR URGENT REPLY

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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.
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: jonthan adams <jonthan.adams@voila.fr>
Reply-To: j.adams82@laposte.net
Date: Tue, 7 May 2013 09:54:51 +0100 (BST)
Subject: I NEED YOUR URGENT REPLY

Hello Dear

How are you doing, Hope everything is going on fine with you including your family overthere , Inconfidence and trust I propose this profitable business transaction to you. I am Jonthan adams I work with BOA in West Africa. Audit in the Bank conducted few years ago revealed that a sum of USD$18.5million was in our Bank unclaimed. Thereafter, I investigated and found out that the owner perished in motor accident year 2000 along side with his next of Kin.

The name of the deceased Customer is Engr. Mohammed Muktahir, from Lebanor. He naturalized in our Country for years before he perished along with his next of kin in Car accident year 2000, He was a contractor and also the major supplier of Agricultural Equipments in West Africa.

I am soliciting your assistance to see that this transaction is successfully completed, and subsequent upon will be invested in your country .Everything has been put in place for a hitch-free transaction.

Hence, I am inviting you for a business deal where this money will be shared between of us in the ratio of 60/40 percentage. Am assured you that within (7) seven banking working days, this said amount will enter your given Bank account with immediate alacrity. If you agree to my business proposal, further details of the transfer will be forwarded to you as soon as I receive your wiliness to join hand with me.

Am awaiting your urgent response with this informations

Name:...................

Sex:...............

Age:...................

Occupation:........

Address:...............

Tel/ Fax:...............

State:.............

Country Of origin:...........

Have a nice day!!!

Mr.Jonthan adams

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