419 scam: "Jacobs Obute"<jacobsobute1@kimo.com> Re: Partneship in Business.

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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:
- "you will be entitled to 30%" (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)
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "i got your email address from " (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Jacobs Obute" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jacobsobute@kimo.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2013 17:56:08 -0000
Subject: Re: Partneship in Business.

VERY CONFIDENTIAL

I decided to forward to you this proposal. I want a reliable person who could assist me to transfer the sum of US$10.5M (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars) only into his account.

This fund resulted from an over-invoiced bill from a contract awarded by Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) under my approval, allocated to my ministry and the bill was approved for payment by the concerned ministries. The contract has been executed. Commissioned, the contractor has been paid his actual cost for the contract. A balance of US$10.5M as the over-invoiced amount is left, which I have deliberately over estimated for our own use. But under my protocol division, civil servants are forbidden to operate or own a foreign account. This is why I contacted you for assistance. You will be entitled to 30% of the total sum, 60% for me while 10% for any expenses incurred while transacting the business and whatever left from the 10% will be shared equally. As you may rightly want to know I got your email address from our Chambers of Commerce and Industry. I am a top official with the Department Of Petroleum Resources (DPR). I have put in many years of services to our ministries. I have been exerci

To enable the payment of this fund into your account, I have to present an international business outfit and consequent upon your agreement, I will Incorporate your company Name with your name or company name over here and I will process all the necessary paper work to facilitate this transaction. As soon as the funds are remitted into your nominated account, I will visit you to arrange for my share.

With your total co-operation all these will only take about 10 working days to transfer this fund into your account right from the day I receive the requirements. NOTE: Your discussion regarding to this transaction should be limited, because I am still in Government service. Let honesty and trust be our watchwords throughout this transaction. And your Prompt reply will be highly appreciated.

Best regards.

Mr. Jacobs Obute

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