419 scam: Dr. Garuba <garubaduke01@yahoo.com.ve> Investment project

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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:
- "million dollars" (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)
- "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "garubaduke01@yahoo.com.ve" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "garubaduke01@yahoo.com.ve" (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: Dr. Garuba <garubaduke01@yahoo.com.ve>
Reply-To: garubaduke@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:43:43 -0200 (ARST)
Subject: Investment project

Good Day My Dear,
I am contacting you independently of my investigation and no one is informed of this communication. I need your urgent assistance in transferring the sum of {twenty Five million dollars only, immediately to your private account.

The money has been here in our Bank lying dormant for eight good years now without anybody coming for the claim of it.

I want to release the money to you as the relative of (the account owner) who died a long with his supposed Next of Kin since 31 January 2000.

The Banking laws here do not allow such money to stay more than 9 years, because the money will be recalled to the Bank treasury account as unclaimed fund.

By indicating your interest I will send you the full details on how the business will be executed. At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 45% of the total amount, 50% will be for me, while 5% will be for expenses might have incurred during the process of transferring. Reply to my private mail, garubaduke01@yahoo.com.ve

I am waiting for your reply.

Best Regards,
Dr. Garuba Duke

Email: garubaduke01@yahoo.com.ve

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