419 scam: "Africa Development Bank"<ADB@adb.org> HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUNDS?20

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

Fraud email example:

From: "Africa Development Bank" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mikiwilliams@knol-power.nl>
Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2018 21:58:22 -0700
Subject: HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO RECEIVE YOUR FUNDS?20

I'm Mr. Miki Williams the compliance & Risk officer with the Africa development Bank.
The Africa development Bank has been appointed as the paying Bank to release your
accrued Interest of $2.8M on your long overdue payment. Without any further delay, you
are required to provide the following information 1, Your Full names, 2, Your Direct Phone
Numbers, 3,Your Full Address. To enable me pass my recommendation to the right
authority to start immediate process for the payment of your accrued interest of $2.8M.

Regard,
Mr. Miki Williams.Risk & Compliance Officer

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