419 scam: Sunday Adeleye <chinedudans4@gmail.com> READ CAREFULLY AND KINDLY NOTIFY ME IF YOU ARE INTERESTED OR NOT THEN<br> I WILL K

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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 friend" (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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Sunday Adeleye <chinedudans4@gmail.com>
Reply-To: sundayadeleyefbn@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2023 15:11:43 -0700
Subject: READ CAREFULLY AND KINDLY NOTIFY ME IF YOU ARE INTERESTED OR NOT THEN
I WILL KNOW WHAT NEXT TO DO!!!

Dear Friend,

I am Mr. Sunday Adeleye, the internal audit director of First Bank of
Nigeria (FBN Holdings PLC). I hope you will cooperate with me as a
partner in a project of transferring an abandoned fund of late a
United States customer (Bronx, New York) precisely in our bank worth
of $31,000,000.00 (Thirty One Million US Dollars only).

This will be disbursed or shared between the both of us in these
percentages, 55% for me and 45% for you. Contact me immediately if
that is alright for you so that we can enter into an agreement before
we start processing for the transfer of the funds.
I want to assure you that there is no risk in this transaction, the
reason why I contacted you in this transaction is because our late
customer MR. RONALD JEFF is a foreigner and an indigence of (Nigeria)
cannot stand as next of kin to our deceased customer unless a
foreigner but for now I want you to be following up every process that
I will be giving you so that we can achieve this aim.

If you are satisfied with this proposal, please provide the below
details for the Mutual Confidentiality Agreement

1. Full Name and Address
2. Occupation and Country of Origin
3. Telephone Number

Thanks for your understanding. I wait for your response so that we can
commence on this project as soon as possible.

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