419 scam: Janettee Sarah Adamson <michaeledward605@gmail.com> GREETINGS FROM SHARON!

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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:
- "hundred thousand united states 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "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: Janettee Sarah Adamson <michaeledward605@gmail.com>
Reply-To: www.003497810101010@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2022 10:34:19 -0700
Subject: GREETINGS FROM SHARON!

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Greetings to you my dear,

I was compelled to write to you under humanitarian grounds.

I'm deeply sorry to dig into your privacy as we haven't met before, as
a matter of fact, I got your contact address through E-mail Data
Directory while searching for a credible and reliable foreign partner
to share this information with you over this fund. My name is Mrs.
Janettee Sarah Adamson from London, I am a 68 years aging widow to the
late Mr. Mikhail Oxborough Adamson, suffering from a long illness.
From all indications my condition is really deteriorating badly and
it's quite obvious that I won't live more than a year according to my
doctor.

I have huge funds of $10,500,000.00 USD {Ten Million Five Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars} I inherited from my late loving
husband Mr. Mikhail Oxborough Adamson which he deposited in the bank.
I contact you because I need someone to administer the account to his
or her name, to use these funds for Charity work, to build a
charitable organization, and help the less Privileges/widows. I took
this decision, since I don't have any child that will inherit this
funds, and I don't want my late husbandâ€™s hard earned money to be
misused.

I need your positive answer to know if you will be able to execute this project.

Thank you,
Yours to the Lord,
Mrs. Janettee Sarah Adamson.

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