419 scam: "JACOB M. ZULUTE" <jzulute@yahoo.com> Dear Friend

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand us 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)
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.
- jacobzulum@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "JACOB M. ZULUTE" <jzulute@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: jacobzulum@sify.com
Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:31:48 +0300
Subject: Dear Friend

From: JACOB M. ZULUTE
Tel: 34 654-844-322.
E-mail: jacobzulum@sify.com

Dear Friend,

I have a proposal to make that may be of interest to you. I am in
possession of
a large sum of money in cash - US$17.600.000.00 (SEVENTEN MILLION SIX HUNDRED
THOUSAND US Dollars). The money was realised from sale of Diamond and
Precious
Stones during the Sierra Leone war. The money is lodged with a financial
company here in Europe since the two years.

Due to my refugee status here in Spain I now want to move this money
abroad and
invest it in profitable ventures as it has no criminal origin, and the country
is not aware of the existence of the money.

WHAT I ASK YOU TO DO:

1. Firstly to assist me to export this money to your country or any stable
country abroad.
2. To assist me invest the money in profitable ventures in your country or any
other suitable country where you have good connections.
3. To help me re-locate my family to the suggested country.
4. To manage the money in a profitable manner.

The procedure for relocation of the funds to your country is such that
you will
not run any risk. Basically, we will establish an Investment Account
in a local
bank here in Spain affiliated to any International Development Bank. We will
put the money in the local Account and funnel it through this Account to your
overseas account. We will have proper banking trails to show the money is an
investment fund.

For your assistance, I and family have map out a good reward for you from the
total amount. Upon your request, I will give you further details of the plans
and tell you more about my self and my family, but you must treat as highly
confidential for my security.

You can call me at my contact number here Spain which is 34 654-844-322. I
await your response by return while assuring you that the transaction is
absolutely risk free. Upon your request, I will forward the Certificate of
Deposit issued by the financial Company at the time when the deposit was made.

Yours faithfully,

JACOB M. ZULUTE.

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