419 scam: Attorney Office <amacoken@gmail.com> Compliment of day to 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:

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 united states 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: Attorney Office <amacoken@gmail.com>
Reply-To: attorneytg906@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2016 11:48:59 +0100
Subject: Compliment of day to you,

Compliment of day to you,

I am Mr. Martin Adam. I actually got your contact from your country
website and i decided to contact you and to share my success with
you. I am a good Christian and I strongly believe and trust you that
you will not betray neither denied me whenever this fund is been
finally transferred into your destination bank account.

I have already emailed you earlier on without any response from you.
On my first email with you, I mentioned about my late client, who
related with you by surname, I cannot get in touch with. But both of
you have the same last name so it will be very easy to front you as
his Bona-fide next of kin.

I am compelled to do this because I would not want the bank to push my
clients funds US$12.500 Million United States Dollars into their
treasury as unclaimed inheritance. And the fruits of this old manâ€™s
labor will not get into the hands of some corrupt government
officials who will later use the money to sponsor war in country and
kill innocent citizens in the search for political power. If you are
interested you do let me know, So that I can give you comprehensive
details on what we are to do.

Best Regards.
Mr. Martin Adam. Esq.

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