419 scam: Faith Adegoke <adegokefaith8@gmail.com> I need your swift reply

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- ",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)
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "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.
- adegokefaith8@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Faith Adegoke <adegokefaith8@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2014 14:40:04 +0100
Subject: I need your swift reply

Attention Dear ,

Let me begin by introducing myself properly to you, I am Barr.Adegoke
Faith , Personal Attorney to your late relative Engr. G . E, from
your country, who bears the same last name with you and was one of the
biggest Contractors in Ghana, until he death in motor vehicle accident
in the capital city Accra Ghana West Africa, he banked with the (
UNCredit Bank PLC) and had a closing balance as at the end of
September, 2010 worth (US $ 10,500,000.00) now the bank want to
confiscate the account and you have the same last name with my
deceased client, and he is also a national of your country. For more
information and directives, reply only through my direct email
(adegokefaith8@gmail.com) with the following information for further
clarifications and details.

Your Full Name............
Your phone Tele...........
Your Private Email.........
Your residential address........
Yours age ..............

Dear, I await your kind attention as quickly as possible for more
information and directives. Consider this and get back to me as soon
as possible.
Please, this is very confidential.

Respectfully,
Barr.Adegoke Faith (Esq.)

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