419 scam: "Samuel"<Adjei.sam@hotmail.com> Greetings to you Friend

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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 phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand united state dollars" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- samuel_a201@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Samuel" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <samuel_a201@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 00:34:06 -0700
Subject: Greetings to you Friend

Greetings to you Friend, it's just for my urgent need for a foreign business partner that made me contact you in this manner, My name is Samuel Adjei, i am a banker by profession, I am the Auditor General here in our Bank, I am 52 years old and Married with 3 lovely kids, It may Interest you to hear that I am a man of peace.

I have packaged a financial transaction that will benefit both of us, as the Auditor General, it is my duty to send in a Financial report to my head Office at the end of each business year. On the course of year 2013 business report, I discover a deposit in our auditing course and also have the opportunity of transferring a left over funds ($ 7,500,000.00 USD) Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars belonging to a deceased client who died in chatter plane crash.

Since he died, i have made every effort to locate any of his family members but to no avail, I decided to place this fund on what we call SUSPENSE/ESCROW ACCOUNT without any Beneficiary. As an Officer of the Bank I cannot be directly connected to this money, so this informed my contacting you for us to work so that you can assist me to receive this money into your bank account as the next of kin to the account.

I am inviting you for a business deal where this money '$ 7.5 million' can be shared between us in the ratio 60/40, Note there are practically no risk involved now and in future. It will be bank to bank transfer, all I need from you is your honesty and as my foreign trustful beneficiary for you to equally not sidetrack me because the money will be transferred to you in your country abroad.

If you agree to my business proposal, kindly send me your direct mobile phone number here with your feedback or question if any. i will reply with more convincing details.please contact me via my personal email immediately samuel_a201@hotmail.com

Best Regards,
Samuel
+233 549 551 949

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