419 scam: "Director Jay Jagatia" <admin505@postbox.ae> EMERGENCY REPLY NOW.

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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:
- "the 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)
- "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)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "Director Jay Jagatia" <admin505@postbox.ae>
Reply-To: jayjagatia1@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2014 15:38:09 -0600
Subject: EMERGENCY REPLY NOW.

Knyvett House, 1 Kingsbury Crescent,
Staines-upon-Thames, Staines TW18 3BA,
United Kingdom

My name is Jay Jagatia, Managing Director at OM Security agency Ltd. I am
writing you concerning a situation which has come to my notice and i would
like a confirmation from you before i proceed with my actions.

A consignment box containing a very huge amount of Fund about $50Million
USD was brought here to be kept in custody by one Delegate Alfred Nestor
who was assigned to handle issues involving foreign Beneficiaries fund.
This was done
some months ago which the Agent stressed that the consignment belongs to
you.

The reason why i am writing you is because a power of attorney was
forwarded to our office this morning by Mr. Douglas Wilson and they
introduced themselves as Kenji Kamiyama and Mr. Dian Noeh Abubakar and the
Barrister's name Terry Duncan.They claim you have asked them to claim the
fund in the consignment on your behalf.

Kindly forward the following information to us to enable us verify with
the information we have on our payment file.

1, Your full name and address

2, Your private telephone number

3, Your age and occupation

4, Your identification card.

I await for your response.

Yours Sincerely,
Director Jay Jagatia.

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