419 scam: Mr Frank Zuba <mszu0074@gmail.com> With Due Respect

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand united state 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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- mrfrankzuba@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Frank Zuba <mszu0074@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mrfrankzuba@hotmail.com
Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2011 19:55:40 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: With Due Respect

Dear Friend I am Mr. Frank Zuba, The auditing and accounting manager of Eco bank, Burkina Faso. I have a transaction of $17,300,000m to bring to your attention if only you would be interested and willing to assist me move the fund to your destination, My contact is for you to assist me to transfer the fund ($17.3M) Seventeen Million Three Hundred Thousand United State Dollars from a Cooperate Bank here in Burkina Faso to a Foreign account. First, I must solicit your strictest confidence in this transaction. This is by virtue of its nature as being utterly confidential. I am sure and have confidence of your ability and reliability to prosecute a transaction of this great magnitude. I solicit your assistance to enable us transfer the said amount into your safe account for onward investment.
At the conclusion of the transfer you will take 40% and the 60% will be for me. As soon as I hear from you and upon your strong assurance that you will not let me down once the fund goes into your account I will then send you the Text of application form which you will fill with your banking information and send to my bank here for immediate transfer of the fund to your account. If you are interested, please forward the following information as below:
1. Name In Full:................................2. Address:.......................................3. Nationality:...................................4. Age:.............................................5. Sex..............................................6. Occupation:......................................7. Phone:............................................8. Fax:............................................. Reply Me Through My private email :( mrfrankzuba@hotmail.com )Telephone 00226 74 37 63 15 Yours SincerelyMr. Frank Zuba,(Eco Bank manager)

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