419 scam: "Adam Rogers" <adamrogers20012@live.com> Urgent

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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:
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Adam Rogers" <adamrogers20012@live.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: adamrogers2012@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2015 17:45:27 +0800 (PHT)
Subject: Urgent

Attn.
Sir,
URGENT AND STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
Reaching you is courtesy of my favorite international business directory,
which vividly tells your position and capability to execute this business
presently with me in my office.We have Twenty Million, Five Hundred
Thousand United State Dollars only, ($20,500,000.00) which we got from
over-inflated contracts awarded to foreign contractor in the Federal
Airport Authority of Nigeria (F.A.A.N).
We are seeking your permission to transfer this money into your bank
account. This money will be shared between you and we (Colleagues) over
here in Nigeria.
We have agreed to share the funds as follows:
I. 30% of the total sum for you (Account Owner)
II. 65% of the total sum for us (The official involved)
III. 5% of the total sum of setting all financial expenses been incurred by
you and us in the course of this transaction.We will visit you immediately
we include this transaction to collect and invest our share of total sum
into any viable business you may advise in your country. Please, let me
know if you are interested in this business by replying urgently.

Full details of this business will be sent to you upon receipt of your
reply. For the purpose of communication in this matter, please give us your
telephone and fax numbers including your private home telephone number.

We await your urgently reply and be rest assured that this transaction is
100% risk free, there is not risk involved on both sides.Reply using this
email.adamrogers200133@outlook.com

Thanks.
Adam Rogers

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