419 scam: "Mr. Joseph Jimo"<test@tailigo.com> To THE BUYER / REPRESENTATIVE,Urgent Reply.

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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:
- "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)
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.
- mrjosephjimo@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Joseph Jimo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrjosephjimo@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2016 14:54:51 +0530
Subject: To THE BUYER / REPRESENTATIVE,Urgent Reply.

To THE BUYER / REPRESENTATIVE

RE: 3 TONS ( 3,000kgs) OF GOLD NUGGETS UNCLAIMED FROM THE KENYA AIRPORT

I am writing to present to you a proposal as regards the 3 tons or equivalent three thousands kilogrammes of Gold Nuggets already available within the Kenyan Airport.

Context: - If you can recall or the very least Google, JKIA Airport in Nairobi Kenya burnt down and this caused a lot of confusion as most documents as regards the various shipments could not be located.

I represent my partner (name withheld) who, in his capacity as a senior manager at the Cargo Centre decided to transfer the entire 3,000 Kgs of Unclaimed Gold Nuggets to a private security company operating in Kenya. Two years down the line, we are now ready to enter into any meaningful transaction to ship this Gold to the outside market. The shipment can be done in three batches of 1,000 or less Kgs each.

Description of the Consignment: -

Commodity: Gold Nuggets from

Origin: Democratic Republic of Congo

Purity: 97.89 % pure, 23. 70 +ct

Quantity: 3,000Kgs

Price per Kg : 21,000USD.

Moving Forward

I would like to establish if you are in a position of working with us on this business to ensure its successful completion. We discuss more details once I get an answer from you.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Yours Sincerely.
Mr. Joseph Jimo.
mrjosephjimo@gmail.com

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