419 scam: jerry funte <jerryfunte203@gmail.com> RE: UNPAID INHERITED FUND SUM WORTH

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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:
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "lome togo" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
- +22899954817 (Togo, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- jerryfunte401@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: jerry funte <jerryfunte203@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jerryfunte401@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2015 11:25:48 +0000
Subject: RE: UNPAID INHERITED FUND SUM WORTH

Director Of Operation
Bank Du Atlantique
105 Ahmadu Bello WAY
Lome Togo
EMAIL ADDRESS ;(jerryfunte401@gmail.com)

ATTN/

RE: UNPAID INHERITED FUND SUM WORTH

After waiting to hear from you or from Bank Atlantique and other
correspondent banks partners for a long time now, I decided to make
this direct approach to you in other not to let it be as if I have
anything in mind against you. I do not know if you have asked yourself
why each time the release of these funds is approved, all of a sudden,
the payment will be stopped or one problem or the other will come up.
If you have not asked this question or you do not know, this is an
opportunity for me to tell you,Some time ago your TOGO friends, I mean
the people that introduced you to the project approached me through my
dear wife who works with the federal Ministry of Finance, requested me
to assist them conclude a money transfer deal they had with you, they
requested me to assist them by removing the original contractors
name,company's name and bank particulars from Bank Atlantique,
Industries vetting computer and replacing them with your names and
your bank details in order to make you appear as the rightful
Beneficiary of these funds. I agreed on one condition that they will
pay me $800,00 thousand dollar as soon as your names appears as the
beneficiary. I did as agreed and demanded to be paid but your friends
started telling me stories. They even told me that you promise to send
money to me. Do you know that up till now, I have not received a
single cent from them and have not set my eyes on any of them. Based
on their attitude, I decided to stop the funds release movement
because I cannot be denied of my right in my own office considering
the risk as it might affect my job. Secondly, I know the source of the
funds and you did not execute any contract here in Bank Atlantique
TOGO, although I am the only person privileged to know this
information and it is a fact. Why I am making this clear to you is
that I can see that you are still making efforts spending money in
order to conclude this project.

Now I am ready to forget the past, I do not need the $800,00 thousand
any longer from you but a share of 40% of the total sum. I need your
assurance that those your colleagues will be totally keep out of this
transaction, I know that none of them is aware of this transaction
after trying their best to conclude it without my consent.

Finally, I need your promise that no official of the bank will be
aware of my involvement in this regard. Now re-assure me that you will
be willing to offer me the 40% of the fund which you will assist my
wife and personal Assistant to establish a foreign account in your
country where my share will be lodged.

If you are ready to conclude this business with me, you can contact me
Immediately on email (jerryfunte401@gmail.com) so that we can have chat
over this issue once and for all so that we can move forward. But if
the reverse is the case, do not bother yourself to reach me,BUT IF YOU
DO.

PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH THIS EMAIL ID FOR FURTHER
DETAILS.(jerryfunte401@gmail.com)

Regards,

Mr Jerry funte
Director Of Operation
GOD BLESS
+228 999 548 17

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