419 scam: "Julian Debie" <juliandebie@yahooco.jp> Proposal

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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:
- "consultation fee " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Julian Debie" <juliandebie@yahooco.jp>
Reply-To: juliandebie@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2010 01:32:03 +0300 (EAT)
Subject: Proposal

Hello my name is JULIAN DEBIE, i live in United Arab Emirate and i am the
Ceo of one of the local oil firm in Jebel Ali in Dubai, I am interested in
acquiring couple of properties in the united states, I would like the
properties to be in any of these state,

Florida
California
New york
Goergia

I have looked into couple of homes that i am very interested in. At the
moment i wont be able to fly to the states and i will need an attorney who
will assist with the buying process,
I am ready to pay the consultation fee and any other fees involved to
secure these properties. Please let me know if you can be of help and how
to go about it.

Regards,
Julian Deb.

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