419 scam: "Dr Eric Dosu"<test@teletek.cn> URGENT REPLY

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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.
This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" 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.
- e-mail.judeahmed154@yahoo.com (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)
- secretary contact is below: name: mr jude ahmed. e-mail.judeahmed154@yahoo.com ask him to send you the total sum of (us$1,940,000.00) one (Yahoo; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr Eric Dosu" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <judeahmed154@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2015 13:03:01 +0100
Subject: URGENT REPLY

My Dear,

I am very happy to inform you about my success in getting that fund transferred. Presently I'm in Paraguay, for investment projects with my own share of the total sum. Meanwhile, I did not forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how. Now contact my secretary contact is below:

Name: Mr Jude Ahmed.
e-mail.judeahmed154@yahoo.com

Ask him to send you the total sum of (US$1,940,000.00) One million Nine Hundred and Forty thousand United States Dollars. in ATM CARD, which I kept for your compensation. So contact him immediately on e-mail :( judeahmed154@yahoo.com) and send him the below Information to enable him delivers your ATM CARD to your door step.

1.. YOUR FULL NAME: _______
2. YOUR ADDRESS: __________
3. TELEPHONE NUMBER: ______
4. AGE & OCCUPATION: _______

Regards,

Dr Eric Dosu

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