419 scam: "Mr.James Obi"<test@chinacomlink.com> Business Proposal

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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:
- "you will be entitled to 30%" (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)
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "jamesobi@lajt.hu" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.James Obi"<test@chinacomlink.com>
Reply-To: <jamesobi@lajt.hu>
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2011 21:35:33 -0800
Subject: Business Proposal

Attention:President/CEO,
I know this email will reach you as a surprise.I am Mr.James Obi,a member of the Federal Government of Nigeria
Contract Award and Monitoring Committee in the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).Sometime ago, a
contract was awarded to a foreign firm in NNPC by my Committee.

This contract was over invoiced to the tune of US$21.5M. U. S.Dollars.This was done deliberately.The over-invoicing
was a deal by my committee to benefit from the project. We now want to transfer this money which is in a suspense
Account with NNPC into any Overseas Account which we expect you to provide for us.

SHARE: -
For providing the account where we shall remit the money into, you will be entitled to 30% of the money,60% will
be for me and my partners while 10% has been mapped out from the total sum to cover any expenses that may be
incurred by us during the course of this transfer,both locally and international expenses.

Please contact me immediately through my private email address below for more details because as time is of the essence
in this business.

I wait in anticipation of your fullest co-operation.

Best Regard,

Mr.James Obi

Email:jamesobi@lajt.hu

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