419 scam: Jack Tom <jacktomezebeg1946@gmail.com> My Good Friend

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million british pounds" (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)
- "can i completely trust you?" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "your humble assistance" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- jacktomezebeg1944@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Jack Tom <jacktomezebeg1946@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jacktome@blumail.org
Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2011 11:08:26 +0200
Subject: My Good Friend

My Good Friend

INVESTMENT PROPOSAL.

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family? I know that this
letter will come to you as a surprise as we don't know ourselves
before, but be
rest assured that it is real and of a genuine business interest. I am Br. Jack
tom ezebe, writing from London.

I was the legal representative to Late Mr. Moses Saba Masri. He was a Jewish
business mogul from Mexico that died on a helicopter crash early. Mr. Saba was
47-years-old when both his wife, his only son Abraham (Albert) and his
daughter-in-law died in a helicopter crash.

You can get more information's as regards to the crash and the death
of our late
customer Mr. Moses Saba on the site web address below.

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3832556,00.html?

I got your mail through my private search and out of Desperation I decided to
reach you through this medium. Late Mr. Moses Saba Masri deposited
boxes valued
up to 36,759,000 million British Pounds in a financial/treasure security firm
here in London and the need to move out this money arose when the
Prime Minister
Gordon Brown said that some of the money held in dormant accounts/unclaimed
treasure in treasure houses, would be confiscated and used for youth and
community projects for you can confirm this in the website below.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4017381.stm

With my position as his attorney I will prepare a change of ownership in your
favour as to enable the security firm release the treasure boxes to you or
consign it to your country.

I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regard. Now
permit me
to ask these few questions:-

(1) Can I completely trust you?
(2) I am ready to offer you 45% of this (£36 759 000.00) I hope it is
acceptable
by you?

Please, consider this and get back to me as soon as possible for more details,
via my personal Email: jacktomezebeg1944@gmail.com

Thank you so much.

Br. Jack tom ezebe

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