419 scam: "alhajiAminu adamu"<alhajiaminuadamu2@gmail.com> He left behind an investment bond of about $5Million

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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.
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.
- +2348155919332
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.
- alhajiaminuadamu1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "alhajiAminu adamu" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <alhajiaminuadamu1@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 19:17:53 -0800
Subject: He left behind an investment bond of about $5Million

Greetings!

I am Mr. alhajiAminu adamu, an account manager with the Fidelity Bank Plc to late Mr. Morris Thompson who passed away in a plane crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 which crashed on January 31st 2000, including his wife Thelma, and his only daughter Sheryl, while returning from a vacation in Mexico.

He left behind an investment bond of about $5Million with my bank before his death. I have in my possession legal documents that could give you the legal rights for the claim. Send me your sincere thoughts about this mail with your full name/address and phone number, so that we can get started with the process. via my personal email: alhajiaminuadamu1@gmail.com

Sincerely,
alhajiAminuadamu
Tel: +2348155919332.

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