419 scam: "Mr. Jurgen Sterk" <infotech@zaragoza.uk> Hello

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "30% for you " (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)
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin 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.
- jurgensterk1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Jurgen Sterk" <infotech@zaragoza.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: jurgensterk1@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2014 11:05:50 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Hello

Dear Friend,

I write you after proper cosideration that a telephone conversation may
not be an ideal medium to contact you. I am Jurgen Sterk,personal
assistant to the late Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar'Adua,
the late president umaru musa Yar'adua of Nigeria who died in Abuja,
Nigeria on May 5, 2010
after an unsuccessful surgery operation.

As the personal to the deceased I handle in confidence some of his
affairs, mostly
properties, Investment and funds both domestic and overseas. In this case
my master/client who
left Thirty million Great British Pounds sterling (30,000,000.00) and so
many other investments
with my signatory abroad for her personal reason.

The family will call me to account for his properties and funds overseas
after four years of his death according to the tradition of his people
which will happen any
moment from now as its past Three years.

So at this juncture, I seek your consent to write the bank and present you
as a beneficiary of
some part of the fund which has been approved for transfer by my late
master in his fund
deposited in a particular bank
,since i have all the documents regarding the deposited funds which I will
disclose to you as we
progress in this transaction.

All we require from you is 100% trust, and honest corporations to enable
us see this deal
through, and I also guarantee you that this transaction will be executed
under a legitimate
process that will protect us from any breach of the law.

The sharing formula will be 60% for us 30% for you and 10% for charity to
my client's pet project
CHILD CARE TRUST FOUNDATION , for the less
privileged and disabled children. Upon your prompt reply of your
acceptance to this mail, I will forward a letter
for fund transfer on your behalf to the bank to your designated bank
account. I wait in anticipation for your cooperation in reply, and I am
also ready for any question concerning the clarity of this transaction.

Upon consideration by you, send to me your followings :

1. Full Name
2. Address
3. Age/Sex
4. Occupation
5. Nationality
6. Tel number/fax so that we can speedy up the transaction before i will
be called to give account of the assets.

Please reply me through this email address :

jurgensterk1@gmail.com

Yours sincerely,

Mr Jurgen Sterk

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