419 scam: "chris"<iborijames46@gmail.com> reply needed

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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:
- "huge amount of money" (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)
- "million 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)
- "(efcc)" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
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.
- +2348094532940 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- iborijames47@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- of urgency. please contact me with this email dresses iborijames47@yahoo.com, iborijames47@gmail.com or call me with this line (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "chris" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <iborijames47@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2010 03:26:15 -0700
Subject: reply needed

Dear Sir

I KNOW THAT THIS LETTER MIGHT COME AS A SURPRISE TO YOU .FIRSTLY I
MUST INTRODUCE MYSELF TO YOU. I AM JAMES IBORI, EX GOVERNOR OF DELTA
STATE IN NIGERIA. I WAS GOVERNOR FROM 1999 TO 2007. WHEN CHIEF OLUSEGUN
OBASANJO WAS THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, WHO NOW
STANDS AS A GOD FATHER OF THE NATION. DURING OUR TENOR HE FORMED A
WEAPON OF FIGHT CALLED ECONOMIC AND FINANICAL CRIMES COMMISSION,
(EFCC) FOR THE PURPOSE OF FIGHTING CORRUPTION. NOW HE WANTS TO USE THIS
BODY (EFCC) TO JEOPARDIZE MY LIFE, DUE TO MY RELUCTANCE IN SUPPORTING HIM
ON HIS 3RD TERM PRESIDENTIAL BID. THIS PROPOSAL OF HIS WAS NOT
CONSTITUTIONAL. OUR CONSTITUTION ALLOWS FOR 1ST AND 2ND TENOR. BASED
ON MY POSITION AS THE CHAIRMAN OF ALL THE GOVERNORS IN NIGERIA, I
PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE TO DESTROY HIS AMBITION AND THEREFORE I
BECAME HIS ENEMY. MY STATE BEING ONE OF THE OIL RICH STATES IN
NIGERIA, I USED TO RECEIVE A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY FROM FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT ALLOCATION .WHAT THE GODFATHER OF THE NATION DID WAS TO
TELL HIS BOYS (EFCC) TO COME AND PROBE ME .

THESE BOYS HAVE PUT THEIR SEARCH TORCH ON ME OF WHICH THEY DISCOVERED
SOME OF MY ASSETS AND MONEY IN MY ACCOUNT AND CONFISCATED THEM.

PLEASE I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE. I HAVE $32MILLION US DOLLARS IN A CANADIAN
BANK. I WANT THIS FUND TO BE TRANSFERED IN YOUR NAME OR ACCOUNT BEFORE
THESE BOYS (EFCC) WOULD CARRY OUT THEIR INVESTIGATION OUTSIDE NIGERIA. I
WILL SURELY COMPENSATE YOU.
IN RESPECT OF THIS I WOULD LIKE YOU TO SEND ME
(1) YOUR BANK NAME, YOUR ACCOUNT NAME AND ACCOUNT NUMBER. (BANK PARTICULARS)
(2)YOUR COMPANY NAME AND ADDRESS,AND OTHER VITAL INFORMATION ABOUT
YOURSEL. I WILL BE GLAD IF YOU CAN HONOUR THIS MY LETTER AS A MATTER OF
URGENCY. PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH THIS EMAIL DRESSES
iborijames47@yahoo.com, iborijames47@gmail.com OR CALL ME WITH THIS
LINE +2348094532940
.LOOKING FORWARD TO HEAR FROM YOU SOONEST.
THANKS
YOURS SINCERELY
DR.JAMES IBORI

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