419 scam: Adamiya Oltoaba <ademiya2000@excite.co.jp> From Ademiya

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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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Adamiya Oltoaba <ademiya2000@excite.co.jp>
Reply-To: ademiya2000@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 20 May 2014 11:50:34 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Ademiya

Dear Friend,

How are you and your family, i am sorry for bagging into your privacy, i am Adamiya Oltoaba From Ivory Coast, 20 years old and the only child of my late parent, please i am seeking for your assistance in retrieval and transfer of my inherited fund to your country,(Eight million five hundred thausand dollars, USD) (8.5m USD),

If you can be of an honest and sincere assistance to me, I will be pleased to offer to you 15% of the total fund for your kind and humane assistance.

To assure you it is legitimate i will send you more informations if you indicate your interest to help me.
Yours Sincerely,
Miss Adamiya Oltoaba
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En español
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Estimado amigo,

¿Cómo está usted y su familia, lo siento por el embolsado en su vida privada, soy Adamiya Oltoaba Desde Costa de Marfil, de 20 años y el único hijo de mi difunto padre, por favor estoy en busca de su ayuda en la recuperación y transferencia de mi herencia fondo para su país, (ocho millones quinientos dólares thausand, USD) (8,5 millones de USD),

Si puede ser de una ayuda honesta y sincera conmigo, estaré encantado de ofrecer a usted el 15% del total del fondo para su amable asistencia y humana.

Para asegurarse de que es legítimo le enviaré más informaciones si usted indica su interés para que me ayude.
Atentamente,
Srta. Adamiya Oltoaba

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