419 scam: "james xola" <jamesxolla@gmail.com> Did you receive my last e-mail? Investment

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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 united states 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)
- "transaction is risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +27745116926 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
- +27865176926 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- james_xola@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "james xola" <jamesxolla@gmail.com>
Reply-To: james.xola@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 02:31:42 -0800
Subject: Did you receive my last e-mail? Investment

Greetings from South Africa

My name is Mr. James Xola. I am a South African and Chief Executive Officer=
of a security firm, name with held for security reasons but shall convey d=
etails to you in due course. We offer short term Loans which are tailored t=
o meet important financial needs, such as agricultural production circle in=
Africa.
I am contacting you in strict confidence, believing I can trust you to hand=
le this business transaction with me. There are some hidden funds to the tu=
ne of Sixteen Million United States Dollars ($16,000,000.00), kept in the c=
ustody of our firm by one of former associate of the late President of Liby=
a (Colonel Muammar Gaddafi) who is now deceased. =

The fund was deposited as an investment fund in 2009 with an open beneficia=
ry. The fund has been in our firm without anybody coming for the claims sin=
ce the demise of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and all our efforts to trace any o=
f the families has yielded fruitless results. This is the reason why I have=
decided to contact you, so we can secretly move these funds abroad. Note t=
hat the government of Libya and our government do not know anything about t=
his deposit and my contact to you. Hence, I cannot declare this piece of in=
formation to the government for security reasons.

I have all the necessary documents that can make you the next of kin and re=
cipient of the funds, as I am directly involved in the deposits. All I need=
to do is to make you the beneficiary of the fund by filling your name in t=
he appropriate documents and immediately move the funds out of its present =
place in your name to your account for safe keeping. The funds will be used=
for investment purposes in your country or any other country of our choice.
I assure you that this transaction is risk free. Be rest assured that we wi=
ll not encounter any difficulty as the person directly involved in approvin=
g the release of the fund is also participating in this transaction?

This transaction is Legal and we propose to offer 40% of the total sum once=
the fund is transferred to your Account.
You can contact me through my private telephone number +27 74 511 6926, fax=
number +27 86 517 6926 or email to reconfirm your full names, contact addr=
ess, telephone /fax numbers to james_xola@yahoo.com.hk

Please keep my affairs with you strictly confidential and let me know if yo=
u will be of any assistance.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. James Xola

For more details, please, click on the below link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/new=
s/world-africa-22745618
http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/2013/06/02/gaddafi-billions-found-in-sa1

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