419 scam: "Mr. Samuel Adjei" <asykes@lfe.org.uk> Good day-23rd Jan, 2014

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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.
- s.adjeioffiicial@accountant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Samuel Adjei" <asykes@lfe.org.uk>
Reply-To: <sammyaj1@e-mail.ua>
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 16:04:55 -0600
Subject: Good day-23rd Jan, 2014

Dear Friend,

I wish to bring a proposal to you that will fetch us reasonable Funds within the period of seven working Days. Mr. Richard Townsend from Canada, my late client who happens to be an Oil dealer was processing fund transfer with the bank where I work before he died after a long illness. I am his Account Officer and his forms with me do not have Next of kin as he explained to me the betrayal of his wife and family.

He further instructed me to get foreign partner who will assist me in executing his last will because he asked me to invest 30% of his fund to charity homes in his country home, right now our bank awaits me to present to them his next of kin. Get back to me via my private email for more details: s.adjeioffiicial@accountant.com

Yours sincerely,

Mr. Samuel Adjei

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