419 scam: "Director's office." <jacobobi325@gmail.com> A new beginning!

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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:
- "hundred thousand 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)
- ",500,000" (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)
- "30% for you " (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.
- adbsfiu2018@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Director's office." <jacobobi325@gmail.com>
Reply-To: adbsfiu2018@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2021 10:42:42 +0100
Subject: A new beginning!

Abdul J.P.Dabir.
Director Debt Management Office.
Foreign Office Annex Coordinator.

I am Abdul J.P. Dabir, My office monitors and controls the external

debt of Nigeria with concern to foreign debt payments verification. I
verify / recommend all international debt settlements plans as
budgeted. The mapped out budgeted fund for debt repayment was
deliberately deposited in the bank as fixed deposit which yielded
interest to the amount to be claimed. The interest is what I'm
soliciting for your support to transfer to you ostensibly as debt
payment. I shall position you to stand as the owner of the fund being
the Director for debt management office for the payment of the accrued
interest to you. It is my over sight duty to recommend payment to the
indebted client which I want you to stand as one. Base on this
privilege I decided to contact you for the deal with no risk involved
so give me your consent, cooperation & guarantee the confidentiality
needed then the deal will be actualized within days or latest two
weeks from the date of commencement.

Other conditions:
1. The sum of US$10,500,000 (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars) Only will be claimed by you with my aid prior to
processing of all relevant documents within few days of commencement.
2. This deal must be kept secret forever, correspondence(s) will be
strictly confidential by email / phone for security reasons. 3. At
completion of the deal, I proposed 30% for you & 70% for me(open to
negotiation). 5. Upon acceptance l advised, you forward immediately
the below information (Name, Address, Age, Tel, occupation).

Please reply through this Email: adbsfiu2018@yahoo.com for more
details as there are other business opportunities ahead to discuss.

Yours faithfully,

Abdul J.P.Dabir.
Debt Management Office
(adbsfiu2018@yahoo.com).

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