419 scam: "Mr.Konea Jara" <ajara_koneajara@aol.fr> I Need Your Urgent 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:

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)
- "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)
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.
- mr.koneajara@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Konea Jara" <ajara_koneajara@aol.fr>
Reply-To: Mr.KoneaJara@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 12 May 2014 09:07:35 GMT
Subject: I Need Your Urgent Reply

Dear Friend,

Let me start by introducing myself, I am Mr.Konea Jara, an

account officer of coris bank burkinafaso am writing you

this letter based on the latest development at my

Department which I will like to bring to your personal

edification.( 18.5million Euro ) transfer claims, please

it is only known between me and you keep it secret.

This is a legitimate transaction and I agreed to offer you

40% of this money as my foreign partner after confirmation

of the fund in your bank account I will come down to your

country for sharing of the fund with you and also to have

investment in your country, If you are interested send me

your following data’s infomation as stated below through

my private email address(Mr.KoneaJara@hotmail.com). And

let it be a top secret, not interested kingly delete it

out.

(1)Your full Name............

(2)Your full residential address.........

(3)Your occupation...........

(4)Your City..............

(5)Country of origin.........

(6)Your Mobile phone.........

(7)Your age..................

(8)Your marital status.......

(9) Sex......................

As soon as I receive these data's, I will tell you how you

will contact the bank i am working, You can contact me

through this Mobile +226 74569982

Thanks,

Yours,

Faithfully,

Mr.Konea Jara

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