419 scam: "Mr.Johnson Adams" <mrjohnsonadams066@gmail.com> From Mr.Johnson

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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:
- "transfer into your account" (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)
- "million 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Johnson Adams" <mrjohnsonadams066@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrjohnsonadams04@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 20:18:27 +0800
Subject: From Mr.Johnson

Good Day

I am Mr. Johnson Adams, a regional managing director (coris bank
int'l) Ouagadougou Burkina Faso, in my department we have
US$9,500.0000 million united state dollars, to transfer into your
account as a dormant fund.If you are interested to use this fund to
help the orphans around the world contact me with your,Name,Country,Occupation,Age and
your Telephone number.
Best Regards
Mr. Johnson Adams
My number is +226 64 31 02 02

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