419 scam: "Bar. Adam" <miladms101@outlook.com> From Adams Mills

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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:
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "Bar. Adam" <miladms101@outlook.com>
Reply-To: mnadams@gmx.com
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2016 01:47:59 -0700
Subject: From Adams Mills

Dearest friend,

Good day Sir, My name is Barrister Mills Adams.I am the lawyer to Mr Azizi Rifi a Syrian Citizen who died along with his wife and kid during the Syrian war years back before he died he made a fixed deposit of two Million five hundred and seventy five thousand united state dollars in a bank down here, His son is the only beneficially of this fund unfortunately he got killed during the chemical weapon attack in Syria.
As Mr. Azizi business lawyer i have made an investigation and find out that their is no next of kin attached to this fund. I have every details of this fund in the bank all i seek now is a foreign partner whom will stand as the next of kin for me to transfer the fund to his account, As you already know i am his lawyer therefore every document that is backing this fund is here with me. If you choose to stand as my deceased client's next of kin, mail me back on my email for more information and more identification. Thank you,

Regards
Adams Mills

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