419 scam: "Adam Khan"<vxvvxvxv@gaea.ocn.ne.jp> SEEKING FOR 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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million us dollars" (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)
- "is 100% risk-free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "my names are " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Adam Khan" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <adamkhanma677@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2018 06:57:35 -0000
Subject: SEEKING FOR BUSINESS PROPOSAL

Dear Sir/Madam, good day to you, how is your family and your business hope all is well. Please read this proposal very carefully and get back to me. If you are interested to work with me.

My names are Mr. Adam Khan, I'm a banker I know this message might meet you in (utmost surprise), however, it’s just my urgent need for foreign partner that made me contact you for this promising transaction. I am currently holding the post of Auditing and Accounting unit in ECOBANK PLC, here in Lagos Nigeria. I am contacting you concerning a fund valued ($41,000.000.00 USD) Forty One Million US Dollars Only, deposited in our bank by our late esteemed customer late Mr. Raakad Kuit, a Dutch national an oil contractor who was resident in Libya. He moved this money from Libya to Nigeria for Real Estate investment, he was among the passengers of the Afriqiyah plane that crashed on the 12th of May 2010 in Tripoli Libya which took off from South Africa.

After the crash, I investigated and gathered that all his family members were involved in the plane crash thereby living nobody to claim the said fund. Based on this Information, I will like you to act as the relative/next of kin to our late esteemed customer. This deal is 100% risk-free as I will give you all the information of the fund, which you will use to apply for the release of the fund as the next of kin to the deceased customer. the bank will transfer the funds to any foreign party who has correct information regarding this account, which I will transfer to you immediately if you are capable and willing to do this deal with me. Upon the successful release and transfer of this fund to your bank account, I agree that 30% of the total fund will be for you in respect of your corporation in this transaction and also with the provision of a foreign account for the fund, 5% will be set aside for any expenses incurred during the transaction and 65% would be for me.

PLEASE NOTE: My plan is to invest my own share in Real Estate business in your country with your help. Finally, be mindful that nobody here in our bank knows that I contacted you for this transaction, to this effect you should please keep this deal confidential to yourself because if anybody here discovers that I gave out this information to you, I will definitely lose my job and face a big problem here. If you are interested in partner with me in this deal, I anticipate your swift and immediate response. Send also your mobile telephone number when replying for immediate communication with you.

Yours sincerely,

Mr Adam Khan

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