419 scam: "Inherited Fund"<jerryeke@orange.pl> Overdue Payment Claim!!!

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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:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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.
- jjeryeke4@yahoo.com.hk (Yahoo, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Inherited Fund" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jeryeke@mail.kz>
Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2010 01:28:35 -0700
Subject: Overdue Payment Claim!!!

Attn: Friend,

This is to notify you that your over due inheritance funds valued US$10.5M as be approved for immediate release , but a man call Dr. Kirk Bowen came to my office this morning with a letter claiming to be from you and also change of ownership certificate in his favour, do reconfirm to this office if he was sent by you or not because arrangement has been finalize to release the funds to him.

On your failure to reply within the next 48 hours, we will assume that you send him and release the funds to him without delay, however, if you are not aware of this man claim, then forward a proof that you are not the one whom authorize him to act on your behalf by confirming your full name and address, your phone and fax numbers if any, and your scan copy of international passport or driver's license to this Alternative email address: jjeryeke4@yahoo.com.hk

Please go through the website (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/859479.stm)

Regards,
Dr Jerry Eke
Director,DMO

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