419 scam: "Dr. James D. Gaius-Obaseki" <gaiusoba_seki@yahoo.com> Business Proposal 2010-07-16

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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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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. James D. Gaius-Obaseki" <gaiusoba_seki@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: james.gaiusobaseki@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 07:20:57 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Business Proposal 2010-07-16

Dear Sir/Ma,

Greetings to you. I hope my email meets you well.

My name is Dr. James D. Gaius-Obaseki, Former Group Managing Director
Nigeria National Petroleum Co-operation. I have about Twenty-One Million
USD dollars ($21M) which is presently in United Kingdom with a bank. I
have made necessary arrangement on how to move this fund from the banks. I
will want to present you as the rightfully owner of the fund and as unpaid
contractor, all legal documents will be on your name. Presently, the new
Government in Nigeria has seized most of my properties and freezes all my
accounts in the country, but nobody is aware of this fund except my wife.

The most important thing is that can we trust you? Once the funds get to
your custody, you take 25% and keep 75% for us until we arrive in your
country, provided that you will work according to my instruction. Your own
part of this deal is to find a safe place where this fund can be sent.

If you are interested I will furnish you with more details. But the whole
process is simple and we must keep a low profile at all times.

Your urgent response is needed.

Thanks and be blessed.

Regards,
Dr. James D. Gaius-Obaseki. JP
Former Group Managing Director (NNPC).

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