419 scam: "MR. ADAMS SMITH"<info@sixserver6.co.cc> PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

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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)
- "chief auditor" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. ADAMS SMITH" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <adamssmth0001@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2012 02:42:02 +1000
Subject: PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

Dear Friend,

Greetings,

It's Just my urgent need for a foreign partner that led to my contacting you about this transaction, I am a banker by profession and currently holding the post of a chief auditor at Lloyds TSB Bank UK, I have the opportunity of transferring an unclaimed funds ($6.3M) Six Million three Hundred Thousand Dollars belonging to one of my clients who died in a Motor accident with his family having no one coming up to claim his funds and if left unclaimed will be transferred to the government treasury by the bank.

Hence, I am inviting you for a business deal where we can facilitate the transfer of this fund as you and my late client share the same surname and Country and i promised 40 percent as your percentage once we are through, if you agree to my business proposal then send the below information’s.

1, your full names and address
2, your private phone number
3, Your Occupation
4, your age
5, marital status

Further details of the transfer will be forwarded to you as soon as i receive your mail.

Thanks and remained blessed!

Mr.Adams Smith

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