419 scam: Mr. Obreil Thabo <tomadamsalive@yahoo.com> Kind Attention Required

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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.
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.
- obreilthabo@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr. Obreil Thabo <tomadamsalive@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: obreilthabo@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2012 08:38:55 +0000
Subject: Kind Attention Required

Ref: WM/ITN/8/2012

Kind Attention Required.

I hereby write to enquire in confidence, That we can jointly do some genuine and legal stock transfer trading together based on a Joint Venture. I have an operative international certified acceptable Medium Term
Note Stock (Program) le, which I was thinking I could work with you to reassign the account to your name, and I assume as so said of you to be Powerful in the financial, that after the reassignment, the amount would
be transferred to your bank account.

The principal amount of the POF is US$350 Million, and I have already worked out modalities to execute the transfer successfully; hence I ask of you to confirm ASAP whether or not you are interested. The BOE is an irrevocable Bank Operative Instrument, which you can use as collateral to bank against a loan immediately we fully reassign to you, which means your bank can even borrow against it. I shall send you evidence of funds which once can still through bank-to-bank confirm Existence.

I would appreciate that you get back to me upon receipt of this important mail on your opinion towards a lasting business relationship,
obreilthabo@gmail.com

Respectfully,

Mr. O'breil Thabo

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