419 scam: office office <officfs----676557@att.net> Friendly greetings to you.

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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:
- "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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "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)
- "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "observe utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- jamaljml78@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: office office <officfs----676557@att.net>
Reply-To: jamaljml78@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2011 22:31:42 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Friendly greetings to you.

Friendly greetings to you.

Let me begin by introducing myself. I Mr Jamal, perhaps the branch manager of the National Bank of Abu Dhabi. I have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you. American Foreign Affairs of Iraq oil consultant and contractor of the oil company Chevron, the late Mr. Thomas Stone numbered time (fixed) deposit for 12 calendar months,
estimated at $ 12,000,000.00 (twelve million) U.S. one
The state in my power. In the end, I sent another notice of his forwarding address but got no response. A month later, we sent a reminder and finally we found him a contract with the employer who is a consultant for Foreign Affairs of Iraq, "Oil has confirmed to us that he was really dead.

Until the time of his death, he was to visit my power to trust me that no one except me knew of his deposit in the bank. Thus, 12million dollars the state is still lying in my bank and no one will ever come forward to claim it. It is against this background that my assumption that I want you as a foreigner as next of kin, Thomas Stone so that you can get money in our interests. We will share the fund in the diet of 60% for me while 40% for you.

The risk is not so, as all documents for this transaction will be done by counsel, and my position as branch manager guarantees the successful implementation of this operation. If you are interested, please kindly reply to this message immediately. After receiving your response, I did If you provide more information and appropriate documents that will help you understand the transaction. Please send me your confidential telephone and fax numbers for easy communication.In, I would like you to please observe utmost confidentiality of the proposal, and be assured that this transaction would be most helpful for both of us in the end, if we both will work hand in hand to achieve success.

For a quick response to your message, please reply (jamaljml78@gmail.com)Your earliest response to this letter will be
greatly appreciated.

Sincerely,
Jamal

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