419 scam: Adams Winta <fitzhugh_kimberly@yahoo.com> CONTACT MY SECRETARY IMMEDIATELY ASK HER FOR YOUR ($2.5Million us dollars) UNITyment.0PŒë¸"

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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)
- "huge sum of money" (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)
- "ms.rose_angel@qatar.io" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- +22998321775 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Adams Winta <fitzhugh_kimberly@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: ms.rose_angel@qatar.io
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:30:47 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: CONTACT MY SECRETARY IMMEDIATELY ASK HER FOR YOUR ($2.5Million us dollars)

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Dear Friend,
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I know that you will not remember me again because it has been very long since we communicated last. If you can still remember there was a time I contacted you to assist me in transferring a huge sum of money (Fund)where I work as an auditing officer in a bank before but along the line you did not show much interest in the venture and you backed out. I know that your backing out of the business is not youâ€™re making but due to peoples advise.
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Iâ€™m happy to inform you that IÂ have succeeded in getting those funds transferred with the help of another partner from India and presently I am in India using my own share to invest in building an industry that will be producing mobile phones. I did not forgot your past effort and attempts to assist me in
this business.
So now Contact my secretary and ask her to send to you, your confirmable Bank Cheque(Check) of ($2,500,000.00 )which I kept for your compensation before I travelled out few days ago. His Name is: Miss Rose Angel, his contact information is as below.
E-mail: ms.rose_angel@qatar.ioÂ
Phone: +229 98 321 775
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Also proceed to reconfirm your personal information as below to her:
Your full Name: __________________
Delivery address: _________________
Age: _____________________________
Sex: ______________________________
Your Private/Mobile Telephone Number--------
Occupation: _______________________
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Finally, Accept it in good faith as it is from the bottom of my heart. Do let me know after receiving the check and cashing it via this my private email account (adamswinta@w.cn) so that we can share the joy of the successful end to this great business venture.
Â
Regards ,
Adams Winta.

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