419 scam: Peter Adamas <pd10198@outlook.com> (no subject)

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Peter Adamas <pd10198@outlook.com>
Reply-To: <peteradamas@rediffmail.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2015 07:02:28 +0000
Subject:

Hello, This is real and it is supported by legal documentations. This is not one of the many letters you receive in your mailbox. I plead your tolerance to read this mail. I decided to contact you for a transaction that will be beneficial to both of us. As a top banker, during one of my bank Accounts/Auditing Evaluations, I came across an account which was held by a rich client who died intestate. He died and left $14.2M in his account without the knowledge of anyone close to him because the fund were meant for future investment. Since his death, the bank has been expecting someone to claim the funds as his beneficiary either a business associate or relative because he did not specify anyone as next of kin to this account. Hence I am contacting you to receive the fund. I will provide you with all information and relevant documents to contact my bank to receive the fund without any breach of the law.
As an employee of the bank, I have made adequate findings to understand that you can receive the fund without hitches. If you are interested, respond for further details. Regards.Peter Adamas.

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