419 scam: "MR ADAMU MUSA"<test@comcast.ru> ATTENTION BENEFICIARY

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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:
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2347010937858 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- jamesssdee2@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR ADAMU MUSA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <johnmore011@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2017 04:44:03 +0700
Subject: ATTENTION BENEFICIARY

Attn: Beneficiary,

This is to inform you that World Bank in collaboration with the Central Bank Of Nigeria and Federal Bureau Of Investigation(FBI) has been alleged to monitor all transaction.

I am here by instructing you to stop whatever transactions you are having in regards of your fund.This information is reaching you because from our investigation we discovered you have been involved in a transaction with an Internet fraudsters.

Note we have sum of (FIVE Million Five hundred thousand united state dollars) for compensation for you as a scam victim. The Central Bank Governor is compensating all the scam victims to avoid giving our country a bad name. Now contact the office of International remittance Unit Central Bank Of Nigeria with all your information's and apply for the release/delivery of your (ATM CARD) which contains your fund through the office of MR. Ade Bankole as your pay master of International remittance Unit Central Bank of Nigeria, the email address is (jamesssdee2@gmail.com) or call on this +234-701-093-7858 and ask him to release the fund to you as the beneficiary worth Five Million Five Hundred Thousand United State dollars (US$5,500,000.00) for your compensation. All that is required from youis your current home address, your full name, / current occupation, and your phone number, and copy of identity for effective communication. Please do that fast to ensure a speedy conclusion of
this transaction in your favor.

Hon. Adamu Isa.
Head, Planning, Research and
Review Department of ICPC.

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