419 scam: "Ms. Kemi Adeosun" <postmaster@gaoroon.com> Change of Ownership

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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:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- ",000,000" (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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: "Ms. Kemi Adeosun" <postmaster@gaoroon.com>
Reply-To: kemiadeosun748@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2016 14:36:02 -0300
Subject: Change of Ownership

Attn; I'm Ms. Kemi Adeosun, the Minister of Finance of the Fedral Republic =
of Nigeria. We wish to urgently confirm from you if actually you know one M=
r. James White who claims to be your business associate/partner. Kindly rec=
onfirm this application put in by Mr. James White - he submitted the under =
listed bank account information supposedly sent by you to receive the funds=
on your behalf. The bank information he applied with are stated thus: Acco=
unt Name: Mr. James A. White Bank name: Global Federal Credit Union Bank ad=
dress: 1520 West Third Avenue Spokane, WA 99220 Account Number: 78917046182=
0 Routing Number: 325180595 The said Mr. James White is claiming to this of=
fice that you are dead and have Instructed that all relevant documentation/=
Information regarding your Payment/Transfer, be changed to him as the benef=
iciary of the payment short-listed among the foreign beneficiaries entitled=
to receive their payment. For your Information, the President of the Fedra=
l Republic of Nigeria has approved the total amount of ONE MILLION, UNITED =
STATES DOLLARS ONLY(US$1,000,000),to various legal foreign beneficiaries ar=
ound the world. We need to confirm from you if it's really true that you ar=
e dead as made mention by your Associate. Prior to the Federal Government i=
nstructions/mandate to compensate all beneficairy swindled by unscrupulous =
persons by sending money to them through Western Union/Money Gram to Nigeri=
a in the course of getting one fund or the other that is not real. You shou=
ld note that, if we do not hear from you, we automatically assume that you =
are actually dead and the information passed to us by Mr. James White is co=
rrect. Hence, you are hereby requested to reply this Email immediately for =
confirmation, before we proceed with this payment and for us to know the tr=
ue position of things with you so that we won't make any mistakes/errors in=
remitting your out-standing payment to a wrong person/account. Yours, Sinc=
erely, Ms. Kemi Adeosun.

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