419 scam: "Mrs.Grace Jabneel " <"WWW."@oboe.ocn.ne.jp> Good day ,

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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:
- "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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "gracejabneel1@informaticos.com" (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 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.
- +22995752458 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Grace Jabneel " <"WWW."@oboe.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: "Mrs.Grace Jabneel " <gracejabneel1@informaticos.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2017 02:45:18 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Good day ,

Good day ,

We received instruction few days from our correspondence bank to transfer the sum of $4.5 million into your account which we are on the process to make your payment through Digital River Visa Electron Card on your name so that you can make withdrawal from any ATM machine system in your country by your self, to avoid any problem.

But we are surprise this morning when we are about to load the fund into the Digital River Visa Electron Card and received another email from Mr. Alfred Barman who claim to be your representative and forward to us the following account information for us to transfer the fund into his account. The account which he forward to us is as follow.

NAME: Alfred Barman
Bank OF America TX2-817-01-01
9308 Forest Lane, Dallas TX 75243
ROUTING # 541740162
ACCT # 488030345645

Please, Do reconfirm to us as a matter of urgency if this gentle man is from you and have you authorized him to receive your fund .If this man is not your representative, You are requested to fill and send this information for verification purpose, so that your fund value of $4.5 million united state dollars will be paid to you through ATM card method system.

1. YOUR FULL NAME..
2. YOUR TELEPHONE...
3. AGE...........
4. SEX....
5. YOUR OCCUPATION....
6. YOUR ADDRESS.........
7 COPY OF ANY OF YOUR ID.....

Do send the above information$B!G(Bs to my private email address below for security purposes.And I will also advise that you call me once you send me an email on my direct phone number below so that I will attend to you immediately.

Email: gracejabneel1@informaticos.com
Direct Phone: +229 9575 2458

However, we shall proceed to issue all payment details to the said Mr. Alfred Barman, if we do not hear from you within 24hrs from today; we will process and release the fund into Mr. Alfred Barman account.

Yours in service,
Mrs. Grace Jabneel
(Account manager)
Call me: +229 9575 2458

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