419 scam: "Mr.Tony Eddie Adams" <tonyadams@anyemails.com> LETTER!

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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)
- "necessary legal documents" (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. )
- "greater london" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- +447024098210 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Tony Eddie Adams" <tonyadams@anyemails.com>
Reply-To: <tnyadmas.2000@rediffmail.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2011 06:58:29 +0100
Subject: LETTER!

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KAS BANK. Suite 560 Salisbury House
London Wall Broadgate London
EC2M 5NU,United Kingdom
Tel: +44-7024098210

Dear Friend,

Please accept my apologies if this request does not meet your personal
ethics as it is not intended to cause you any embarrassment in what ever
form. I got your contact from the internet directory and decided to
contact you for this transaction that is based on trust and your
outstanding.

I am Mr.Tony Eddie Adams.From KAS Bank N.V, here in England. I work
with KAS Bank N.V London. With due respect and regard, I am writing you
from my office that will be of immense benefit to both of us. In my
department, being the Private Banking Manager (Greater London Regional
Office), I discovered an abandoned sum of (Â£19,500,000 GBP) (Nineteen
million five hundred thousand pounds) in an account that belongs to one
of our foreign customers Late Dr. Erin Jacobson, an American citizen who
unfortunately lost his life and his entire family in Montana plane crash
on March 23, 2009, on their way to a group ski vacation.

The choice of contacting you is aroused from the geographical nature of
where you live, particularly due to the sensitivity of this transaction
and the confidentiality herein. Now our bank has been waiting for any of
the relatives to come-up for the claim but nobody has done that.I
personally have been unsuccessful in locating the
relatives for two years now, I seek your consent to present you as the
next of kin/Beneficiary to the deceased so that the proceeds of this
account valued at( Â£19,500,000 GBP) can be paid to you.

This will be disbursed or shared in these percentages of 50% for me and
50% for you because this a deal between us.I have also employed the
service of an Attorney who will secure all necessary legal documents
that could be used to back up this claim we are about to do. All the
attorney need to do is to fill in your names to the documents and
legalize it in the court here to prove you as the legitimate
beneficiary.

All I require now is your honest co-operation, Confidentiality and
Trust to enable us see this transaction through.I guarantee you that
this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect
you from any breach of the law.

If you are interested in this deal, kindly send me your complete
information, your full names and address, Your Private telephone and Fax
numbers, and Cell phone so that the attorney will start processing the
necessary paperwork that would facilitate the release of the funds to
you.

Having gone through a methodical search, I decided to contact you
hoping that you will find this proposal interesting. Please on your
confirmation of this message and indicating your interest, I will
furnish you with more information. Endeavor to let me know your decision
rather than keep me waiting.

Best regards,
Mr.Tony Eddie Adams

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