419 scam: "Mr.A. Jacouris" <jacantonis@yahoo.com> FW:INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP!!!

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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.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447045721547 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
- +447011137797 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.A. Jacouris" <jacantonis@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: jacantonis@videobank.it
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:42:26 -0500
Subject: FW:INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP!!!

Hello Dear!!

Respectfully, I am Mr. Antonio Jacouris; a Gibraltar based Investment Advisory
Consultant with one of the leading independent providers of investment
management, accountancy, and tax, corporate and financial advisory services to
private clients, corporate, professional practices, and non-profit
organizations. I represent a group of investment group (BNP Paribas Luxembourg
SA) an independent wealth management and investment company based in
Luxembourg
with worldwide stakes in infrastructure assets, oil & gas, banking and
telecommunications.

Based on the above explanations, I was consulted to source on their behalf a
reliable, honest and trusted individual or organization to entrust some funds
for the purpose of investment into any of the above fields? advice on the
acquisition of new infrastructures. You will receive 100% of this fund to
invest on behalf of my clients upon the successful transfer of this fund.

So my question to you now is as follows:-

1. Are you ready to receive and invest this fund on behalf of my clients?
2. Can you supervise the investment on behalf of my clients?
3. Can you handle this multi-million dollar project?

If your answers to the above are YES, then you should get back to me so that
the sum of $360,000.000.000 [Three Hundred & Sixty Million USD$] possibly will
be channeled to you under a special and secure transfer arrangement.
So, if you
can receive and invest this fund, kindly reply me with your acceptance letter,
phone number and copy of your passport of ID so that I can give you more
information on how we can proceed.

Best regards,
Mr. Antonio Jacouris.
Office: +44 704 572 1547
Cell: + 44 701 113 7797.

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