419 scam: "Isa Adamu"<unitnation@aim.com> Re Transaction

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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "huge deposit" (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)
- "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)
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Isa Adamu" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <isaadamu@click21.com.br>
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:22:01 -0000
Subject: Re Transaction

FROM THE DESK OF BARR. ISA ADAMU
ADDRESS: 1 COMMUNITY ROAD SATE
LITE TOWN OFF BGR EXPRESS WAY
LAGOS NIGERIA

Dear Sir/Madam,

For this letter is strictly personal, intimate and confidential. Forgive this unusual manner of contacting you, but this particular letter is of exceptional and very private nature. There is absolutely going to be a great doubt and distrust in your heart in respect of this email, coupled with the fact that so many miscreants have taken possession of the Internet to facilitate their nefarious deeds, thereby making it extremely difficult for genuine and legitimate business class persons to get attention and recognition.

I am Isa Adamu a solicitor at law. I am the Personal Attorney to Mr.Daniel A.Overman , a National of your Country, who has lived in Nigeria for many years, and whom here in after shall be referred to as my client.

On Sunday, 2 February, 2003, my client, his wife and their two children were involved in Ikeja bomb blast and lost their lives.I have contacted you to assist in repatriating most specially, the money left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged.

Particularly, the Wema Bank Plc where the deceased had an account valued at about 14.7million dollars has issued me a notice to provide the Next of kin, or have the account confiscated. I seek your consent to present you as the Next of kin of the deceased since you are a foreign person so that the proceeds of this account valued at 14.7million dollars can be paid to you, as my clients Next of Kin, and then we can share the amount on a mutual agreed percentage.

All legal documents to back up your claim as the deceased Next of Kin, will be provided. All I require is your cooperation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee you that this transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get back to me to enable us discuss further about this transaction.Meanwhile,view this website:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2718295.stm

Best regards,
Isa Adamu.

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