419 scam: "Mr. Tom Adaba" <tomadabagtb@outlook.com> Attention !

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Tom Adaba" <tomadabagtb@outlook.com>
Reply-To: tomadabagtbng@outlook.com
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2017 04:03:30 -0800
Subject: Attention !

ATTN : BENEFICIARY, Sequel to the recently concluded World Economic Submit=
in Nigeria, the World Leaders have agreed to pay Re-fund of US$10.5M to th=
e Internet scam victims; and you are second on the list of those to receive=
US$10.5M as the first person has already claimed his funds. In this regard=
, the World Leaders have warned that you do away with any business offer yo=
u receive on the internet such as Inheritance, Lottery etc so as to avoid f=
urther be scam. Note that your Re-fund has been cleared from the Anti-terro=
rist department due to recent Global terror alert. You are now entitle to r=
eceive the fund now without any further delay. I await your prompt response=
to enable your payment to you. Mr. Tom Adaba, DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER. HEAD=
,FINANCIAL CONTROL DIVISION, GUARANTY TRUST BANK PLC.=20

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