419 scam: "Adebayo Adelabu." <arif@ntit.com.my> I contacted you after a serious thought.

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "to your nominated bank account" (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.
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.
- debaadekola@katamail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Adebayo Adelabu." <arif@ntit.com.my>
Reply-To: debaadekola@katamail.com
Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2017 01:37:21 +0800 (MYT)
Subject: I contacted you after a serious thought.

Dear Sir.

After a serious thought i decided to contact you because i know you were
not told the truth from the beginning of this claim, that is why you have
not been able to receive your over due payment. I am Mr.Adebayo
Adelabu,the deputy governor operation central bank Federal Republic of
Nigeria. I over heard the new Finance Minister along with some of your
partners discussing to divert your overdue funds to a Swiss bank account.

I considered it very necessary to let you know about it, so you can work
with me and have this your funds processed and transferred in to your bank
account. Get back to me for directives on how we will immediately stop
this evil plan of the Finance Minister on this email address:

The Governor must not know i am working with you.The only document holding
the release of your funds is the TC1 FORM, and the 9 pages classified
transfer document that must be endorsed by you only, and return back to me
so i can process the transfer through the Central Bank Nigeria. I am very
convinced that you were not told this before, I want to let you know that
once the TC1 FORM is procured and 9 pages transfer document endorsed, then
consider your funds already released to any bank account of your choice,or
any payment option you deemed fit to receive your funds.

Once you indicate your interest to work with me, i will give you step by
step directives on how we will go about the process of transferring this
funds to your nominated bank account,without any more delay,or better
still through ATM Card payment system under 72 hours upon the receipt of
the above requested information.

You can reach me via my private email address;debaadekola@katamail.com

Yours truly.

Adebayo Adelabu Adekola.
(Deputy Governor, Operations - CBN).

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