419 scam: Jerome Lusaka <jeromelusaka000@gmail.com> FROM JEROME LUSAKA

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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:
- "million 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)
- "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a next of kin scam.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- jerome.lusaka@gmail.com (Gmail/GoogleMail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Jerome Lusaka <jeromelusaka000@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jerome.lusaka@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2011 17:34:12 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: FROM JEROME LUSAKA

HON. BARRISTER JEROME LUSAKA SOLICITORS & ADVOCATES,

Rue 407 Yennenga, Ouaga - Burkina Faso.

Email: jerome.lusaka@gmail.com

Note; due to poor internet connectivity in my country, you may receive this email in your SPAM folder, kindly forward this proposal into your INBOX folder before responding back to me.

I am indeed glad to be in contact with you even though this medium of communication (internet) has been grossly abused by criminal minded people making it difficult for people with genuine transaction to correspond and exchange views without scepticism.

With due respect, I am Barrister Jerome Lusaka financial attorney to the Late Mr. Morris Thompson an America citizen who died in a plane crash with his entire family, you can read more news about the crash by visiting this website;http://www.alaskajournal.com/stories/081301/foc_native_corps.shtml

I respectfully insist you read this letter carefully as I am optimistic it will be open door for unimaginable financial rewards for both of us.

Before the sudden death of Mr. Morris Thompson and his entire family, my late client has a Dormant Account with Bank Sahelo Saharienner for Investment and Commercial Burkina Faso (B.S.I.C.), His dormant account contains huge sum of $10 Million USD: I crave your indulgence as I contact you in such a surprising manner; I have desired to have his abandoned sum of $10 Million dollars in B.S.I.C Bank Burkina Faso to be claimed legally by both of us before the bank transfer the fund into Government treasury account as he left nobody alive to claim this fund.

Be informed that while participating in this transaction, 50% of this total value will be for you as my co-operative partner while the remaining 50% will be for me as the principal initiator of the deal.

If your are interested to run this transaction with me by accepting to stand as the deceased next of kin, kindly send me your complete Legal Names, telephone numbers and your residential address to enable me send you more details on mode of operation, if the proposal is not conducive to you, please do me a favour by deleting the message from your mail box.

Regards

Yours Hon. Barrister Jerome Lusaka.

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