419 scam: "jJUSTINER BRUCE"<justinerbruce@gmail.com> URGENT PROPOSAL

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "huge amount of money" (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)
- "the consignment" (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)
- "consignment " (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)
- "hundred thousand american 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)
- "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)
- "a diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447010029362 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- justinbruce@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "jJUSTINER BRUCE" (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2011 17:44:47 +0530
Subject: URGENT PROPOSAL

VERY CONFIDANT,

FIRST I MUST SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION, THIS IS BY
VIRTUE OF ITS NATURE AS BEING UTTERLY CONFIDENTIAL AND TOP SECRET.
THOUGH I KNOW THAT A TRANSACTION OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL MAKE ANY
ONE APPREHENSIVE AND WORRIED, BUT I AM ASSURING YOU THAT THIS IS
REAL AND GENUINE.
MY NAME IS CAPT BRUCE JUSTIN. I AM WRITING TO SOLICIT YOUR
ASSISTANCE IN RECEIVING OF (US$4.500.000.00) Four Million Five hundred Thousand american Dollars

All paper work as been done legitimate way, my partner and i discovered
the money when we went for a raiding in one of the hide out of some group
of Arabian terrorists in Ba'qubah Iraq who use the money they make from
oil deals to acquire arms from their contacts in the U.S and other
countries. The terrorists are presently in custody and they are not even
aware that my partner and i discovered this money, we immediately packaged
the money in a well secured suite cases and used our contacts to transport
it as a CONSIGNMENT CONTAINING ROYAL FAMILY VALUABLES. To the warehouse of
one of the offices of THE RED CROSS in Scotland.

All we need to do now is to have your full support as we have already
hired a diplomat who will make delivery of the consignment to you, he is
not aware of the contents, he only knows that the consignment contains
ROYAL FAMILY VALUABLES and he will deliver the consignment to you as that.
It is a well known fact that diplomats move freely across borders, so
there won’t be any problem reaching you.

So please, can you forward the below details.
Full name:
Contact Numbers:
Delivery Address:

Occupation and a copy of your identification which might be an
international passport or driver’s license.

We cannot afford to entrust you with these huge amount of money without
the these information so.
Please kindly get back to me as soon as possible with the info OK? Finally
confidentiality please, so keep it to yourself. Trust me, your personal
information are very safe, we trust you so we expect you to do the same.
You can also reach me on this number +447010029362 for clarification.
Expecting your reply
Yours truly
Capt Bruce Justin
Email:justinbruce@gmail.com

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