419 scam: "Mr. Jonathan Roussell"<info@masterchart.it> PLEASE I NEED YOUR URGENT RESPONSE!!!

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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:
- "huge amount of money" (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.
- jroussel07@mail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Jonathan Roussell" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jroussel07@mail.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:58:43 +0200
Subject: PLEASE I NEED YOUR URGENT RESPONSE!!!

Attention: Sir/Madam,

Complement of the day, I am very sorry this maybe a big supprise to you but all the same I have verified your profile from a human resource profile database on your country.

Though I do not know to what extent you are familiar with events. Well, I was one of the US military troop assigned to Iraq as peaice keeping force during the 2003 to 2007 Iraq war, I was opportuned to made away with a huge amount of money in USD$

However, I do not trust anybody and sending you this message does not mean that I trust you, hence i cannot release my full profile to you until we are familiar with each other.

I am writting to intruduce you to a life changing opportunity financial transaction. I have deposited some reasonable amount of money in a financial house in USA.

Kindly view these links to have a complete picture of what I am talking about.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=136420&sectionid=3510203

Please email me back with your full details, your name, address, age, occupation, telephone and fax no:

Looking forward to your response.

Regard,

Mr. Jonathan Roussell

Email: jroussel07@mail.com

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