419 scam: "Adesola Bola"<adesolabola1111@yahoo.com> Subject: $50 million U.S. Dollars transaction:

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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:
- ",000,000" (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)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Adesola Bola" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <adesolabola60@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 06:12:05 -0300
Subject: Subject: $50 million U.S. Dollars transaction:

Hello,

We have a foreign customer that share the same surname with you and he made fix deposit of $50,000,000 USD in our custody and he died along with his family in auto-crash and all efforts to locate his relative yielded no result and the bank want to seize the deceased fund since his fund is unclaimed.
In view of the above,I have gone through your profile and I proposing to present you as the next of kin to the depositor, “bank deceased customer” since I have all the documents and ability to transfer the aforesaid fund to you without any problem.
Please upon your satisfactory on the above stated, send your detail as thus;
(1) Full name and (2) Address and (3) identity card (4) direct telephone number and I will do the necessary and transfer the fund to any bank account of your choice.
Percentage ratios: you will take 50%, i.e. $25 million and I will take 50%, i.e. $25 million
I assure you the business is 100% risk free.
If you are interest reply immediately and or if you have any question ask and I guide you for way forward.
Yours sincerely,
Bola Adesola
CEO, Standard Chartered Bank Plc
Victory Island, Lagos

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