419 scam: "Mike D. Adams" <info@dareenco.com> Business proposal

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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:
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mike D. Adams" <info@dareenco.com>
Reply-To: mdadams716@protonmail.com
Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2017 18:49:22 -0400
Subject: Business proposal

--
Mike D. Adams..
Head of Dept. General Investigation/ICU
United Bank For Africa (UBA)
80A Adetokubo Ademola Str. VI
Lagos-Nigeria.
Email: mdadams716@protonmail.com

Subject: Beneficiary Sum Of US$17.9million

I Am Seeking For Your Cooperation To Present You To My Bank As The
Next Of Kin To Late Joseph Lee So That The Sum Of USD17.9Million Will
Be Pay To You As The Beneficiaryâ€¦.

For Your Information, I Am The Director Investigation Internal
Control Unit and Audit Department Of United Bank For Africa, The Board
Of Directors Of United Bank Of Africa Mandated Me To Look For Any
Known Relation's Of The Late Joseph Lee For Payment Of His Funds, He
Left Behind With Our Bank In A Deposit Account As The Beneficiary,
Since, After His Death 7/3/2014,However All My Efforts Traces
Abortive, That Is The Main Reason I Am Writing You This To Ask For
Your Cooperation For Us To Claim This Money, Since He Is A
Citizen/Nationality Of Your Country .I Only Have To Approve You, This
Fund Will Be Pay To You As The Beneficiary. We Are To Share This Money
Between Ourselves (You And I).I Have All The Documents We Needed To
Back Up This Claim Legally.

If You Are Really Interested In This Offer You Should Contact Me
Through This Email Address Only: ( mdadams716@protonmail.com ) For
More Information And Procedure .Note That This Is Absolutely Risk Free
Business, This Transaction Will Commence Immediately There Is Interest
From You.I Await Your Response.

Sincerely Yours,
Mike D. Adams
Email: mdadams716@protonmail.com

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