419 scam: From.Miss.Jude Tagro <myprivatebox1@melshake.com> Dear in heart, Your help.

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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:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a orphan scam.
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.
- dmiss.jude@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: From.Miss.Jude Tagro <myprivatebox1@melshake.com>
Reply-To: dmiss.jude@yahoo.com
Date: 20 Aug 2013 00:26:52 +0200
Subject: Dear in heart, Your help.

Dear in heart,

I am Miss. Jude Tagro ,from Ivory Coast. I am an orphan being that I lost my beloved parents a couple of months ago. My father was a serving director of the Cocoa exporting board until his death .He was assassinated on August 2010 by the rebels following the political uprising and now i am in GHANA.

Before his death he deposited the sum of US$ 9.5M,with the bank in Ghana which was for the importation of cocoa processing machine.

Note, according to my late father the money is still with the Bank, I want you to do me a favour, to help me invest this money in your country for our joint business investment which you will be controling as I do not have any knowledge of investment, that will be after the money has been transfer from the Bank to your Bank Account.

This is my reason for writing to you. Please if you are willing to assist me, indicate your interest in replying soonest, so that I will furnish you with details. Looking forward to see your reply very soon and let me have your contact address and telephone number to call you, so that we will discuss on your percentage in this transaction,

1) YOUR FULL NAME: ___________________________

2) YOUR ADDRESS:_______________________________

3) YOUR TEL NUMBER:________________________

4) YOUR FAX NUMBER: __________________________

5) The Name of the Closest Airport to your City of

Residence:_____________________

6) YOUR Age:_________________________

I will like you to contact me on my private box here EMAIL: dmiss.jude@yahoo.com

Thanks and best regards.

Miss.Jude Tagro

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