419 scam: Accountant Wadjo <mrh053207@gmail.com> IT IS ALARMING THAT YOU ARE NOT ALIVE, IS THIS TRUE?.

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "trunk box" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Accountant Wadjo <mrh053207@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Accountant Wadjo <officefiledebt02@tlen.pl>
Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2015 03:51:59 +0900 (JST)
Subject: IT IS ALARMING THAT YOU ARE NOT ALIVE, IS THIS TRUE?.

( INSTRUCTION)
From: Accountant Hassan Wadjo
Accountant Bni
Attn; dear friend.
What a hell is going on there, are you still on this email account or not? the Trunk Box valued your $2.850,000millions dollars recently arrived at First Citizens Bank at 309 Sw 6th Ave 100, Portland, Oregon, 97204. An instruction was given to Diplomat John Collins to stopover at corespondent First Citizen bank because an e-mail notification was sent by Mrs.Patricia claiming that you are died and she is your only surviving relative authorized to claim your $2.850,000 millions dollars which you suppose to receive for past years. Your speed action by notifying us or to confirm if what Mrs.Patricia is saying is true or false. Kindly write a short note to proof her wrong in the office because conveying officer Diplomat John Collins is currently stranded and he is waiting for your confirmation now. Contact conveying officer now +1 3522219446 Diplomat John Collins. Use your full address/phone and id as subject when replying as more proof that you are alive
to receive your belonging now.

Respectively,
Hassan Wadjo
Accountant Bni.

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