419 scam: <gilbertgabril@yahoo.com> Business Proposal!!

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
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.
- gilbertgabril@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <gilbertgabril@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2011 03:23:01 +0800
Subject: Business Proposal!!

Dear Friend,

I am a bank staff base in London, I have a business proposal which I would like you to put into consideration. I have been searching for a real partner, who I will introduce and hand over all the relevant document's right here in my possession, to bear the next of kin to this certain sum of money ($25, 000,000) twenty five million US dollars, being deposited in my bank so long ago. All stated, confirmed that this money was belonging to one late loot politician from West African, who died many years ago and left no copy to any one for the account update, do to the money was looted from public fund.

This deposit has been dormant for (18years now) yet no body has come for the claim. I therefor package all the necessary document required, during our (2011) bank audition. Our proceeding will lead to the transferring of the above mention sum into your personal account. I will come over to your country after the amount is being transferred for proper shearing of the fund, this is a risk free transaction.

I also want to advice you to keep this between you and me. Every other detail will come to your notice base on your compliance, I am now looking forward to receive your kind reply on this Email: (gilbertgabril@yahoo.com) as soon as possible.

yours partner,
Mr.Gabriel Robertson.

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