419 scam: "Jason Gbagbo"<info.bni.dept@consultant.com> This need your urgent replies.

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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:
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "00,000.00" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Jason Gbagbo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <richmenford@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2016 18:18:09 +0700
Subject: This need your urgent replies.

Good Day,

I am Jason Gbagbo the son of the ex-president of IvoryCoast, one of the french contries in West Africa. But i am currently at the refugee camp here in Accra-Ghana, because the war that occure in our country and Sad to say i lost my family and everything we where having. My dad has been arrested and put in Jail in france. But as a wise father and president he kept 31,700,000.00GBC and 110 kilos of Gold in a security company here in Ghana incase of any unsecure situation in our country. I will need you to assist me for a changing of ownership and have this funds tranfer into your account, by my father personal lawyer.

I like to know you more as I have plans to leave here soon to a better country or yours that is safe, this would require a lot of paper work and money which is one of the main reasons I need someone whom I can trust because I have the funds to execute this but from my present condition and restrictions here its impossible and just trusting a person over the internet is such a difficult thing for there are so many fake people here online especially as I have been hurt so many times and betrayed by family friends I have tried contacting also.

To complete my plans to relocate I am trusting you with 31,700,000.00GBP (thirty one Million Seven Hundred Thousand British Pounds Sterling) which will be transferred to you, I am ready to give you 35% of the total sum for your worries and assistance 5% on all expenses and the balance 60% to be invested in any profitable business with you as a partner.

Regards,
Jason Gbagbo.

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