419 scam: kate jombo <katejombo31@msn.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:

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)
- "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
- "katejombo02@hosanna.net" (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: kate jombo <katejombo31@msn.com>
Reply-To: <katejombo02@hosanna.net>
Date: Sat, 29 May 2010 14:25:52 +0000
Subject: Dear Friend,

Dear Friend,

With sincerity, trust and honesty, I wish to inquire of your services to be my foreign partner / investor and support me to transfer and manage my funds by investing in profit making ventures like buying of company shares in your country.

My name is kate jomebo, the only daughter of late Mr. joseph jomebo. I Inherited a sum of Eleveen Million USD ($11.million) from my late father, the fund is presently in suspense account in a bank here in Abidjan cote d'ivoire, I am seeking for your kind assistance to contact the bank where the fund was deposited and provide a safe bank account into where the money will be transferred for investment. so that you can serve as a guardian of the fund since I am under age to handle this. after the fund is transferred to your country, you will make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education and to secure a resident permit for me in your country.

I beg to concede 25% of the total money to you for your efforts assistance. If you are really interested to help me in this matter, please kindly reply to this email address: (katejombo02@hosanna.net) Include your telephone and fax number for easy communication.

May the grace of our almighty be with you.

Remain blessed

KATE JOMEBO

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