419 scam: "Thomas Jacobs"<admin@dealer.com> Business opportunity

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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:
- "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "thomas.jacobs@barid.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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Thomas Jacobs" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <thomas.jacobs@barid.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2017 12:10:22 +0200
Subject: Business opportunity

Hello,
My name is Mr Thomas Jacobs.
It is my urgent need that made me to contact you for an opportunity that will be of mutual benefit to both of us.
I am the manager in charge of Audits and Accounts unit in one of the leading banks here in my Country, Ivory Coast.
In one of our forensic audits,I discovered an abandoned sum of US$ 6.3 million belonging to one late Customer who died over 10 years ago.
I also noticed that none of his family members or relations has come up for the claim since then.
Now our management will by the end of this fiscal year declare the funds unserviceable and send it to Government's treasury accounts,since nobody is coming for claims.
That is why I am contacting you.

I will front you as the next of kin to this funds so that you can receive this funds in your accounts, after which we both will share it.
Please, I need your assistance urgently, and without wasting time,so we can both execute this transaction for our mutual benefit.
I will detail you on how the transaction will be executed.
Note that you will receive 40% of the amount mentioned above if you accept to receive the funds in your bank account.
I would like to also assure you that this claims is 100% risk free.

Waiting for your urgent response.
Please, send your response to: thomas.jacobs@barid.com

With best regards,
Mr Thomas Jacobs.

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