419 scam: "Wale Jacob."<walejacob12@yahoo.co.uk> Please read this all important mail.

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "consignment " (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)
- "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Wale Jacob." (may be fake)
Reply-To: <wale.jacob1@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 23 May 2014 09:55:17 -0700
Subject: Please read this all important mail.

DEAR FRIEND,

IT IS MY HUMBLE PLEASURE TO WRITE YOU THIS LETTER IRRESPECTIVE OF THE FACT THAT YOU DO NOT KNOW ME. I GOT YOUR CONTACT FROM INTERNET DURINGMY SEARCH FOR RELIABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY PERSON THAT CAN HANDLE SUCH A CONFIDENTIAL TRANSACTION OF THIS NATURE.

I AM MR.WALE JACOB,A PRIVATE ASSISTANT OF CHIEF.JAMES IBORI,THE FORMER GOVERNOR OF DELTA STATE THE CRUDE OIL PRODUCING STATE IN NIGERIA.THE FAMILY HAS SUFFERED A LOT OF HARASSMENT FROM THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT BECAUSE OF HIS POLITICAL DIFFERENCE WITH THE CURRENT PRESIDENT.

RECENTLY,HIS COUNTRY HOME IN DELTA STATE(SOUTHERN NIGERIA)WAS SEARCHED AND A ROOM CONTAINING CASH/MONEY(US$600 MILLION) WAS DISCOVERED.PLEASE GO THROUGH LINK:

amairi.org/ibori_loot.html OR you can Google ibori FOR MORE INFORMATION.

THERE ARE STILL LARGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY IN HARD CURRENCY WHICH IS INSAFE KEEPING IN A CONFIDENTIAL SECURITY FIRM IN EUROPE TOTALING US$75MILLION.

HOWEVER,THE FAMILY IS NOW BANKRUPT FOLLOWING THE INCARCERATION OF JAMES IBORI.

THIS MONEY IS IN EUROPE AS EARLIER MENTIONED AND IT IS DEPOSITED IN DIPLOMATIC BOXES,AS ARTIFACTS AND PERSONAL EFFECTS AND KNOWN AS CONSIGNMENT BY THE SECURITY FIRM,IT IS ONLY THE BOTH OF US THAT KNOWS,THE CONSIGNMENT CONTAINS CASH/MONEY.IF YOUR CONDITION I ACCEPTABLE WE WILL PREPARE YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THE BOXES AND REASONABLE PERCENTAGE OF 25% WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU.

WE HAVE ALL THE DOCUMENTS WITH US.THE SECURITY COMPANY HAVE CALLED US TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT CLAIMING THE BOXES WHICH WE HAVE EXPLAINED TO THE THAT WE SHALL GET IN TOUCH WITH THEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.REMEMBER THAT WE ARE MAKING THIS CONTACT BECAUSE WE CANNOT TRAVEL OUT OF THE COUNTRY FOR NOW TO AVOID TRACKING THE FUND BY THE GOVERNMENT.

NOTE THERE IS NO RISK INVOLVED BECAUSE I AM ALSO INVOLVED AS CHIEF IBORI´S CONFIDANT.THEREFORE CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THIS MAIL.

PLEASE IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED JUST DESTROY THIS INFORMATION,AS THIS IS A TOP SECRET.WE SHALL BE PREPARED TO DO MORE BUSINESS WITH YOU AT THE END OF THIS TRANSACTION.

THANK YOU.

I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.

BEST REGARDS,
WALE JACOB.

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