419 scam: Mr George Adams <adamgeorge1880@msn.com> Bank Offer.

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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:
- "million 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)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Mr George Adams <adamgeorge1880@msn.com>
Reply-To: <adams.mrgeorge@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 16:43:56 +0000
Subject: Bank Offer.

I am Audit and Accounting Officer working with BOND BANK here in AFRICA BENIN REPUBLIC, I need your assistance in repatriating the funds totaling US$18,000,000.00 (Eighteen Million Dollars only) that was left behind by a late customer that died in a plane crash Mr. Andrey Avdyshev, a Russian oil business tycoon, before it is declared unserviceable . Every attempt to trace any member of his family has proved unsuccessful and abortive. I will give you more information upon your response to this proposal.

You shall read more about the crash on visiting this site:
(http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/24/world/plane-crash-in-iran-kills-46-mostly-ukrainians-and-russians.html)

Waiting to hear from you.

Best Regards,

Mr. George Adams.

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