419 scam: "Selebi"<odumodu2835@att.net> URGENT INVESTMENT PROPOSAL IF YOU ARE INTERESTED CONTACT ME

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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:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "million dollars" (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)
- "hundred thousand us dollars" (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 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.
- surcesselebi@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Selebi" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <surcesselebi@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2011 00:28:13 +0530
Subject: URGENT INVESTMENT PROPOSAL IF YOU ARE INTERESTED CONTACT ME

Dear sir/madam.

To whom it may concern, I kindly want to put in notice before you, my name is Mr. Success Selebi. the son of south Africa police chief that was jailed in South for 15 years you can log on to this web site http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/south-african-police-chief-jailed-for-15-years-2042510.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Selebi
Before he was arrested he deposited [$10.5 million dollars in my personal account with the Global finance bank Scotland, United Kingdom.
So i was able to transfer the said amount into the reserve bank of India. I am in Mumbai-India presently seeking for a reliable and trust worthy fellow to assist me for an investment purpose.

The said amount is three million two hundred thousand us dollars ($3.2 million) I have done a reasonable research
And find out that is not easy for foreigner to have an account for such a huge amount, so i want you as a citizen of
India to assist me by transfer this draft into your nominated local bank account, and ten percent will be offer to you
For the work well done.
Please, if you are interested do contact me as soon as possible, for proper verification
Here are the contact numbers, Thanks for co. operation.
My personal number: +919833789294
Email... surcesselebi@hotmail.com

Regards
Mr. Success Selebi.

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