419 scam: SUNDAY ADU <info@sundayadu.net> WARM GREETINGS

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
- "diplomatic immunity"
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "anti-drug certificate" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "might come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "the consignment" (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)
- "consignment " (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)
- "diplomatic immunity" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "@diplomats.com" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
- "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- +447031854935 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- wealclement@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- roam number{+447-031-854-935} diplomat email address {wealclement@yahoo.com.hk} {unitednationdiplomatdrclementwea@diplomats.com} your (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: SUNDAY ADU <info@sundayadu.net>
Reply-To: ssundayadu67@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 02 Mar 2011 12:25:24 +0100
Subject: WARM GREETINGS

Attention: My greetings to you and your lovely family! we got your contact from the office of middle east chamber of commerce office Accra Ghana that you are a God Fearing person who can invest our funds in a good business in middle east, This mail might come to you as a surprise and the temptation to ignore it as unserious could come into your mind but please consider it as a divine wish and accept it with a deep sense of humility .My name is Sunday Adu 25years old and my younger sister Abigirl Adu from Sierra Leone. We are children to late Solomon Adu of blessed memory who is a Gold and diamond seller in Sierra Leone for twelve years before he and my mother died in a motor accident in the year 2009.When my late Father was alive he deposited $13 million usd and 65kg Gold dust with a Insurance security company oversea.Recently,we found out the funds and the Gold was deposited in Ghana under Magnum service security company.My younger sister and myself have no option than to move over to Ghana to stay in the Ghana Refugee camp to claim in other of us to claim our Funds/Gold because we suffering there in Sierra Leone,along the line we come in contact with Mr Mohammad Hussain who came from Saudi Arabia, to help us claim the funds/Gold from the Magnum service Security company here in Ghana. Upon the release of the funds and the Gold,Mr Mohammad Hussain return back to the Saudi Arabia,to await the funds and the Gold,but before Mr Mohammad Hussain return back to Saudi Arabia. he paid for LAUNDRY CERTIFICATE/ DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY TAG POWER OF ATTORNEY/ANTI-DRUG CERTIFICATE/ ANTI TERRORIST CERTIFICATE/MONEY which he spent $27,000 usd to acquired there after we contact an experience and expert diplomat Weal Clement to help us make the delivery to Mr Mohammad Hussain there in Saudi Arabia, but before the diplomat Weal Clement left with boxes of the funds to the Saudi Arabia. we agreed he will take 30% of the $13.m usd and 65kg Gold dust then my younger sister and myself will take 70% of the $13.m usd and the 65kg Gold dust. The week Diplomat Weal Clement arrive in Saudi Arabia ,he cleared the consignment from the Airport, he called Mr Mohammad Hussain to tell him the description to his house for the delivery, Immediately he call me that he did not want 30% that we agreed on before the boxes get to Saudi Arabia . That he need 50% .and he has meet with the Diplomat at the airport. I thereby called the diplomat not to deliver the boxes to him for security reasons. I don't trust Mr Mohammad Hussain any longer. After that the diplomat calls me to look for another beneficiary that I trust. So that he can make the delivery to his Address in any Arab nation. Diplomat Weal Clement have no option than to deposit the boxes of the funds with a warehouse over there in Saudi Arabia , and called us for the next plan to take for the safety of our funds Please when you call him you will tell him that you are calling in respect of Sunday Adu and Abigirl Adu boxes of money "consignment" King Fahd International Airport, Dammam - Saudi Arabia. If Diplomat Weal Clement asks if you have discussed with me tell him that you have discussed with me.Note myself and my sister will be coming over to continue our education career there in your country after diplomat Weal Clement makes the delivery to you Please, get to Weal Clement on time and get back to me through mail.May God richly bless you for your co-operations and understanding. Attach below is is the picture of the open box when my late mother was showing me the content of the boxes. This is Weal Clement contact information number number {+966-451-185-91} Roam number{+447-031-854-935} Diplomat Email Address {wealclement@yahoo.com.hk} {unitednationdiplomatdrclementwea@diplomats.com} Your son Sunday Adu

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