419 scam: "Dr.Leo Adams"<bknbkn31@yahoo.com> Attention: Beneficiary

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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:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million united states 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "diplomatic agent" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- drleoadams@rediffmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr.Leo Adams" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <drleoadams@rediffmail.com>
Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2012 04:04:16 -0600
Subject: Attention: Beneficiary

Attention: Beneficiary

I want to use this opportunity to inform you that United Nation Organization has directed and (ORDERED ) the release of your funds through her compensatory Payment Center to pay all foreign beneficiaries a compensatory sum of $2,500,000.00 usd because of your unfinished bank transaction with banks gent, Payment Diplomatic Agent and Financial institution and some bank abroad,because your inheritance funds ,lottery winning prize and also because of the scam and fraud activities imposed on you previously.

The united Nation have received series of complains from foreign beneficiaries from various countries like Asia,Europe and United States of America and the United Nation/British government in conjunction with the presidency Federal Republic of Nigeria have agreed to compensate all the outstanding foreign beneficiary a sum of $2.5Million United States dollars each on or before 24th December 2012.

Note that you must stop all further transaction with any person(s) and follow this advise so that you will receive your compensation approved payment,as agreed and concluded in United Nation Organization meeting held in London last two weeks.

Please we want to inform you that your name and your information are listed in our information database that you have an unfinished bank transaction with some Banks, agent, Payment Center, Diplomatic Agent and Financial institution and some bank abroad and Africa because of your inheritance over-due payment entitlement arears,which you were not able to claim because of one or two reasons.

Please kindly indicate if you have received your compensatory funds ($2,500.000) if you are the owner of this email ID we contacted.

We have tried all our possible ways and means to contact you but it failed and we
want to know if you are still alife or dead so that we can finalize this transaction once and for all.

You are required to contact the above person, and furnish him with the following
information below:

1. Your Full name:
2. Your Country:
3. Contact Address:
4. Telephone Number:
5. Fax Number:
6. Marital Status:
7. Occupation:
8. Sex:
9. Age:
10. A Copy Of Your Identity Attached.

Note that you can also visit this link (http://www.uncc.ch/status.htm) to see the
the data of all compensatory funds paid to individual via this means.

Best Regards,

DIRECTOR (UN COMPENSATION COUNCIL)
Dr.Leo Adams.
Email: drleoadams@rediffmail.com

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