419 scam: File Office <officefile577@yahoo.cn> I am Mrs. Amina Andrea Younis Jaber

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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:

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:
- "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
- "consignment " (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 united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "mrsaminajaber@live.fr" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- mrsaminajaber@yahoo.fr (Yahoo, France; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: File Office <officefile577@yahoo.cn>
Reply-To: fileoffice758@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2012 02:33:25 +0800 (CST)
Subject: I am Mrs. Amina Andrea Younis Jaber

Hello Dear,

Please do not be embarrassed for this sudden business proposal, In a
brief introduction, I am Mrs. Amina Andrea Younis Jaber a wife to

late Major General Abu Bakr Younis Jaber From Libya who was Libyan
Minister of Defence under the regime of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi.

I myself was a financial consultant in Libya, because of Libyan war I
am right now in Republic of Benin with my last child due to the war in
my country; my husband was murdered along with my two kids by the
National Transitional Council, Libya's interim government fighter...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu-Bakr_Yunis_Jabr

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12915894

In summary of my business proposal, before my husband's death he
deposited in my name (US$18,000,000.00) Eighteen Million United State
Dollars in a consignment with a private security company outside my
country (Libya) for safe keeping only.We lost everything we had in Libya
and I cannot boast of one cent with me as a living person accept this
funds, I wish to invest the above mentioned amount in a stable economy
outside Africa.

My interest is in Land properties or companies with potentials for
rapid growth in long terms. I am interested in placing part of the
investment plans in your care for better ideas and successfulmanagement,
so please if your country's by-laws allow

foreign investment kindly update me.You can contact me for more details
via my e-mail: with your reference, note that the fund is drug free and
has no money laundering related matter.

PLEASE REPLY TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL: ( mrsaminajaber@yahoo.fr OR mrsaminajaber@live.fr )

I await your kind response.

Yours Sincerely,

Mrs Amina Younis Jaber

Misrata Libya.

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