419 scam: "Amand Jabnin" <aj@amand.com> My Greetings To You.

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- amandjab@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Amand Jabnin" <aj@amand.com>
Reply-To: <amandjab@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2011 06:02:29 +0100
Subject: My Greetings To You.

FROM: Amand Jabnin.
EMAIL: amandjab@yahoo.fr

Dear Friend.

My name is Amand Jabnin, I work for a top Libyan government official
who was slain last month by NATO forces in Libya.

My late boss was prominent for years in the government of President
Muammar Gaddafi of Libya who is now embattled.

I am contacting you in order to ask for your assistance in this
confidential Business proposal with full financial benefit for both of
us, before I go into further details please be informed that I am
writing this without any other person(s) pre-knowledge of my
contacting you on this transaction, Therefore I will appreciate same
attitude to be maintained all through.

I have secured the sum of USD$70.5 Million, from a secret sale of Oil
well deals by my late boss, with other financial dealings I know
quite well about as his special adviser, this USD$70.5 million is
secured right now and there is no functioning bank in Libya now due to
the civil war. But I have made an alternative means to move the funds
safely to you through a diplomatic method. More details will be given
to you once you reply back.

As his trusted special adviser i know all his financial deals and
always with him during such transactions. This USD$70.5 Million is
what my late boss got as his share from the proceed of the last deals
he had with Mumman Ghadafi shortly before his untimely death and no
other person knows the trace and where about of the funds.

All i need from you is your assistance in claiming and investing of
the USD$70.5 Million in your country.

I will provide you with the required information for the claim of the
USD$70.5 Million and you will receive the funds through Diplomatic
means as my late boss next of kin.

This is a legal and risk free business.

10% of the USD$ 70.5 Million will be for you, 5% will be set aside
for all the expenses we will incur during the process of releasing and
moving of the USD$70.5 Million to your country for our investment
which you will be part of.

Please respond positively by giving me the following details about yourself.

Your Full Names:
Your Full Address:
Your Age and Occupation:
Your Private Phone Numbers:

Please reply via my secured email address: amandjab@yahoo.fr

Yours sincerely,

Amand Jabnin.

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