419 scam: GABRIEL <gabr@mail.com> READ AND GET BACK

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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:
- "% will be for you" (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)
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.
- +2348140381574

Fraud email example:

From: GABRIEL <gabr@mail.com>
Reply-To: gabrielumeh234@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2013 15:13:12 +0100
Subject: READ AND GET BACK

Dear

It will please me if you can give proper attention to this mail for my urgent
action on your outstanding payment. My Name is Dr Gabriel Umeh,the head of
Payment Probe Verification Panel .

I was appointed the Chairman of Payment Probe Verification Panel by the
President to review all the outstanding fund litigation with the Nigeria
Government and during the sitting of my panel, we dictated your name as one of
the people who has been a victim of the fraudulent activities going on here by
civilians in the Government offices and our further review on your file proved
that you are claiming a fund that did not actually belong to you, but your
Nigeria partners has used your name to deceive the Government authorities to
claim the fund by presenting you as the beneficiary.

However, for the fact that the fund is floating unclaimed here, I will
not claim
to be a saint to allow the fund go back to the Government treasury. So if you
really want to work with me, i am given you conditions as stated
bellow so that
you will take a decision immediately if we can work together to achieve your
over long dreams.

(1) I will convince my committee members to approve the fund in your
name if you
can forfeit 40% of the fund to me and my committee members and 60% will be for
you.And I will need your assurance and a promissory note, that those
Colleagues
of yours or any Government Official will be totally kept out of this
transaction
since none of them is aware of this new development.

(2) That you will keep the arrangement 100% secret until the fund gets to your
bank account and you pay us our own 40%.
I will be looking forward to hear from you to enable me communicate to my
committee members for immediate approval of your fund.

Your quick response is needed urgently

Thanks for your cooperation.

Best Regards
Dr Gabriel Umeh
Chairman Probe Verification Panel
Telephone +2348140381574

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