419 scam: "AMINA JABER" <jaber3671@gmail.com> info

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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:
- "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
- "consignment " (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)
- "million 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)
- ",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)
- "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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "AMINA JABER" <jaber3671@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jaber.amina@ymail.com
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2013 08:17:57 +0800
Subject: info

Hello Dear,

Please do not be embarrassed for this sudden business proposal, In a brief
introduction, I am Mrs. Amina Andrea Younis Jaber a wife to late Major General
Abu Bakr Younis Jaber From Libya who was Libyan Minister of Defense under the
regime of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi.

I was a financial consultant in Libya, because of Libyan war I am right now
in Republic of Benin with my last child due to the war in my country; my
husband was murdered along with my two kids by the National Transitional
Council, Libya's interim government fighter...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu-Bakr_Yunis_Jabr
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12915894

In summary of my business proposal, before my husband's death he deposited in
my name (US$18,000,000.00) Eighteen Million United State Dollars in a
consignment with a private security company outside my country (Libya) for
safe keeping only. We lost everything we had in Libya and I cannot boast of
one cent with me as a living person accept this funds, I wish to invest the
above mentioned amount in a stable economy outside Africa.

My interest is in Land properties or companies with potentials for rapid
growth in long terms. I am interested in placing part of the investment plans
in your care for better ideas and successful management, so please if your
country's by-laws allow foreign investment kindly update me. You can contact
me for more details via my e-mail: with your reference, note that the fund is
drug free and has no money laundering related matter.

I await your kind response.

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Amina Younis Jaber.

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