419 scam: Samuel Adjeh <samueladjeh31@yahoo.pt> With Due Respect

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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:
- ",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)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- adjehsamuel.adjeh@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Samuel Adjeh <samueladjeh31@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: Samuel Adjeh <samuel.adjeh@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 16:48:53 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: With Due Respect

With Due Respect,Â I am Barrister Samuel Adjeh, personal attorney to my late client,a national of your country who died in a car accident, including his wife and their only son (May their gentle souls rest in peace).Â I hereby seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to my late client since you bear the same last name and also a national of your Country, so that the investment bond left behind valued $10,500,000 Million with a bank here in my country Lome-Togo can be paid to you as the next of kin .
Please kindly get back to me for more Details.Â Regards,Barrister. Samuel Adjehsamuel.adjeh@yahoo.comÂ +228 976 147 37

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