419 scam: korkut gunsur<korkut_gunsur@aol.com> URGENT RESPONSE REQUIRED

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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 united states 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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: korkut gunsur<korkut_gunsur@aol.com>
Reply-To: korgunsur@zoho.com
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:29:51 -0700
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE REQUIRED

From:Korkut Gunsur

Email: korgunsur@zoho.com

I hope this letter meets you well. I am Korkut Gunsur, younger brother to Abdule Gunsur, the leader of the key opposition group United Democratic Forum, has been under arrest since November 3, 2011 over allegations linking him to the formation of a new rebel group fighting against the government. I am a Christian native of the newly independent state of South Sudan and I am in urgent need of your help.

Due to the current spate of insecurity in my country and according to the CIA facts file of 2010 where CIA issued a warning that "over the next five years,...a new mass killing or genocide is most likely to occur in southern Sudan, my brother in prison for trumped up allegations , we have lost hope in the complete democratization of our beloved country South Sudan and the autonomy granted to our state by the United Nations and this has necessitated the need to secure our own future and that of our kids by moving to the west . To this end we have managed to get out of our state bank party funds an over invoiced development contract funds valued at Fifty Million united states Dollars transferred to a bank outside South Sudan which we need your help to claim since our agreement with the bank states that we cannot come near these funds or claim openly to avoid the bank being cited for transfer and flight of capital.

For your help, we are prepared to give a sizable percentage of the funds to you and balance invested in your economy in a suitable investment endeavor with your guidance until we are prepared to come forward to receive.

Please note that this is to be taken in strict secrecy to avoid the funds being repatriated and handed back to the corrupt government of my state as this is our only hope to eventually lead a normal life after years of wars and problems we have faced as a result of seeking autonomy from the Republic Of Sudan.

Thank you

Korkut Gunsur

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