419 scam: Chief Gaius Obaseki <ogaiusobaseki@yahoo.com> Call for assistance

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
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.
- gaius.obaseki@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Chief Gaius Obaseki <ogaiusobaseki@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: gaius.obaseki@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2016 13:41:21 +0400
Subject: Call for assistance

Dear Sir,

I presume this letter will come to you as a surprise, but as things
unfold,we will know each other better. I will start by introducing
myself to you.I am Chief Jackson Gaius Obaseki,the recently retired
Managing Director, and Chief Executive, Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC).I am really sure that you will be of a good
assistance after going thoroughly through this letter.

I seek your urgent assistance and help which I know will go a long
way in getting my family settled finally.I want to use this
opportunity to move the sum of (US$47M) into your custody for safe
keeping, pending my family arrival in your country.

This amount was given to me as gratification from some Foreign Oil
Companies he helped in getting Allocation for the Drilling of Crude
Oil in Nigeria.As a civil servant,I do not want to be exposed, hence I
deposited this money in my wife's name with a security firm abroad so
that i be exonerated from the eye of government security operatives in
Nigeria.Now that a lot of probe is going on in my country i solicit
your partnership for the safe keep of the money so as not to be trace
to any member of my family.

As soon as this money is moved to you, and you confirm to me that you
have received it, My family will be coming to meet you up there in
your country where I wish to live the rest of my life.I will be
offering you 15%of this money if you show your personal commitment in
this transaction and 2.5% of the money will be used to settle any
personal expenses that have been incurred along the line of the
transaction and for all your help at this time of need.
Be informed that this transaction will not last more than 14 working
days and it will be concluded because every arrangement has been put
in place.
I am sure you will be of great help to me in this proposal,do get back
to me for further clarification if needed.Your positive response will
be highly appreciated.

Here is my private e-mail:gaius.obaseki@yahoo.com

Yours faithfully,
Mrs.Joy Obaseki

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