419 scam: "MR. JUDE PIERRE"<judepierre01@att.net> I NEED YOUR IMMEDIATE 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:

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)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "jude.pierre212@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. JUDE PIERRE" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jude.pierre212@live.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 14:46:05 +0800
Subject: I NEED YOUR IMMEDIATE REPLY

Dear Friend,

I got your contact during my research, This is a top secret, I am Mr. Jude Pierre, personal air pilot to the late Muammar Gaddafi of Libya. I will make everything brief and go straight to my point.

Late Muammar el-Qaddafi, Before a revolt pushed him from power in August 2011, He trusted me and instructed me to purchase ammunition from his Russia business men with the some fund. This fund was deposited in a secret finance house in open beneficiary account. I came to Malaysia in preparation of going to Russia before he was captured and killed, right now I am the only one who knows about this fund .

I'm making arrangement to transfer the fund to your country and invest it in any business can generating annual income since he is dead and am the only one who know about this fund, coupled that I have served this man for all my life time, losing my wife and my family in the war, I would have been also dead if it was not me that he sent to go for this mission, sending me out of Libya to go and purchase ammunition saved my life but the lives of my wife are gone , I am also very lucky that my dealings with him are top priority secret because no knows about this fund, am the one who deposited the fund and all the vital document regarding the fund is in-tight with me, I want you be my partner at your country to receive the fund i will give you some percentage, This is a top secret,

Details of the said funds will be revealed to you upon receiving a confirmatory email from you

Reply to me now: jude.pierre212@live.com

Warmest Regards.
Jude Pierre

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