419 scam: Dr Agaba adamu <agabaadamu@yahoo.com> CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSA

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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:
- "transfer into your account" (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)
- "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Dr Agaba adamu <agabaadamu@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: agabaadamu@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2013 14:03:54 +0000
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSA

CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSA

FROM: DR Agaba Adamu
AUDITS & ACCOUNTS DEPT
Banque Atlqntique Cote d'ivoire

(REMITTANCE OF $9.5 MILLION U.S.A DOLLARS)

I know that this message might meet you in utmost surprise.
However,it's just my urgent need for foreign partner that made me to
contact you for this transaction; I got your contact from the
professional data base found in the internet Yahoo tourist search when
i was searching for a foreign reliable partner. I assured of your
capability and reliability to champion this business opportunity.

i am (Dr Agaba Adamu) a banker by profession from Cote d'ivoire in
west Africa and currently holding the post of Audits and Account
manager at the foreign remittance department, Banque Atlqntique Cote
d'ivoire. i have the opportunity of transferring the left over sum
of($9.5 Million Dollars) that belongs to our deceased client who died
along with his entire family in the Asia Earth Quake (TSUNAMI,DISASTER
IN INDONESIA / INDIA. 2009, and since then the fund has been in a
suspense account.

After my further investigation, i discovered that my deceased
customerdied did not declare any next of kin in his official documents
and according to the laws and constitution guiding this banking
institution, stated that after the expiration of (9) years, if no body
or person comes for the claim as the next of kin, the fund will be
channel into national treasury as unclaimed fund. Because of the
static of this transaction i want you to stand as the next of kin so
that our bank will accord you their recognition and have the fund
transfer to your account.

Hence, i am inviting you for a business deal where this money can be
shared between us in the ratio of 50/50; I will not fail to bring to
your notice that this transaction is hitch free if you can follow my
instruction and also keep every thing as top secret until this fund
transfer to your nominated bank that you are going to provide to the
bank here so that i will come over to your country for sharing of the
fund according to our percentage ratio Immediately the fund transfer
into your account.

However, further details of this transaction and the text of
application form will be forwarded to you as soon as i receive your
return mail. I am waiting for your immediate response as you receive
this mail. Extend my sincere greetings to your entire family.

If you agree to handle this business with me.I am expecting your
urgent respond.

Your Full Name
Your Age
Your Private Telephone
Your Occupation
Your Country

POST SCRITUM: You have to keep everything secret as to enable the
transfer to move very smoothly in to the account you will prove to the
bank.

Yours Faithfully,
DR Agaba Adamu

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