419 scam: "Mr. Edward Adams" <mrsboyig@gmail.com> Amazing Grace For You

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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:
- "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)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22961338595 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- iheanyi.daniel@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Edward Adams" <mrsboyig@gmail.com>
Reply-To: iheanyi.daniel@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2014 14:27:51 +0100
Subject: Amazing Grace For You

FROM MR.Edward Adams
DIRECTOR INCHARGE OF AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT,
Bank,COTONOU-BENIN REPUBLIque
email:- iheanyi.daniel@yahoo.com
tel:- +229 6133 8595

The President/CEO

Dear Sir,

Please, I want to introduce myself and this business opportunity to
you. My name is Mr.Edward Adams, a banker in the capacity of Director
of Audit and Accounts Department of a bank here in Cotonou Benin
Republique.

I wish to know if we can work together, I would like you to stand as
the next of kin to a deceased customer of our bank who made some
deposits to the tune of US$17.25M. He died in the 2011 Lybian war
alongside his family (including his Next of Kin) all enquiries made
through his embassy to locate his extended family relations proved
abortive, hence there is no one to show up as his next of kin, and as
such the fund now have an open
beneficiary mandate.

Now I seek your consent to present you as the Next of Kin of the
deceased since you have the same last name with him so that the
proceeds of this account valued at $17.25 Million Dollars would be
transfered into your account without implications.

If you accept to carry out this project with us, you are entitled to
30% of the total sum, while I and my colleagues involved will take 70%
of the total sum. Upon your acceptance to do this deal with us, we
will jointly effect the transfer within seven bank working days, as we
have perfected all arrangements for the smooth transfer of the fund to
your anticipated norminated bank account.

We took this step because if the fund remains unclaim untill the next
quarter, it will be returned to the government treasury in accordance
with the law and we are of no benefit if this happens, hence we
decided to contact you to do this together.

If you are interested, do let me know through my alternative email
at:-iheanyi.daniel@yahoo.com so that I can give you comprehensive
details on what we are to do.

I urgently hope to get your favourable response as soon as possible.

Best regards,

Mr. Edward Adams
iheanyi.daniel@yahoo.com
+229 6133 8595

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