419 scam: adam geor <adamgeor77@eircom.net> FUNDS $18.5M TO BE TRANSFER INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.COMPANY 2010 AWARD.For Pick Up

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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:
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- mileypgo44@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: adam geor <adamgeor77@eircom.net>
Reply-To: "George A.Esq" <admgeor11@btinternet.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2010 09:19:27 +0100 (IST)
Subject: FUNDS $18.5M TO BE TRANSFER INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.

I am Barr.George Adam. a solicitor to Mr Andreas Schranner who died in AF4590 crash since 2000 with his entire family wife and 3 children. on July,2000, Confirm this from the BBC news:- Http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

I decided to contact you purely on trust to be of assistant. My client deposited $18.5m with banks of England before his death. Being his attorney, his Bank has ordered me to provide his next of kin, as the account would be CONFISCATED since nobody to claim the money.

My search for his relative failed and My proposition is to present you as a next of kin to my client, to have this funds paid to you and I will compensate you with $4.5m out of the total funds $18.5m. All legal documents to back up your claim as my client's next of kin will be provided.

This transaction will be executed under legitimate that will protect you from any breach of the law, I await your reply, whatever your decision.

Regards,

George Adam.Esq.
mileypgo44@gmail.com

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