419 scam: "2024-1202" <g10501402@ms105.nttu.edu.tw> My Greetings to you,

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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:
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- infobja44363@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: infobja44363@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2024 22:57:02 +0800
Subject: My Greetings to you,

My Greetings to you,

sent you this letter some time ago but I'm not sure if you got it, I am
contacting you in respect of my late client Engr. Albert Robert, a national of
Northern America, who died of Automobile Accident in 2015 . He deposited a
sum of US$,45,000.000.00 with a bank in my country before his death and he
died without any registered next of kin as he was long divorced and had no
child .Could you diligently come up with this claim, I will be glad to present
you to the bank as his next of kin so that the proceeds of his fund will be
done in your name. I am his personal lawyer and will give you all the
necessary assistance. My name is Barrister James Adams. I want to achieve this
claim .But if you are not interested do not bother to respond back and Please
treat this information as confidential.If you are interested, I need your
urgent response for more details and also provide the following information,1,
Your Full Name: .......2, Your House Address: ..................3, Your
Country: .................
4, Your Contact Telephone /Fax Number: ......5, Your Age and Gender:
............6, Your Occupation: ...........

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the l am Awaiting Your immediate response,

Thanks,
Yours Faithfully,
Barrister James Adams
(infobja44363@yahoo.com)
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