419 scam: "Albert M. Agada" <agada.m.albert@gmail.com> Can you receive it?

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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:
- "00,000.00" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Albert M. Agada" <agada.m.albert@gmail.com>
Reply-To: albert.m.agada01@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2022 14:23:11 +0100
Subject: Can you receive it?

My respected friend,

Good day to you! We have a floating sum of Four Million, Six Hundred
Thousand Euro Only (EURâ‚¬4,600,000.00), an OVER-INVOICED CONTRACT BALANCE
PAYMENT from a Contract Commission here that will be directed to your
Private or Company's Account within two weeks of our commencement in this
project. I have contacted you to stand as the Beneficiary to the Balance
Payment as one of the foreign Contractors that executed contracts with the
Commission.

Meanwhile, the Fund has been short-listed as part of the UNPAID CONTRACT
BALANCE PAYMENT without any Certified Contractor's information attached to
this sum, placing the Fund on free transfer to any foreign bank account. I
will give you further details in this regard once I confirm your readiness.
Reply with the following details:

Your Full name:
Your Address:
Your Occupation:
Your Age:
Your Private telephone:

Regards,

Albert.

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