419 scam: "Mr James Rudo" <jamesrudo@gmail.co.za> From Mr. James Rudo

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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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "transaction is risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
- "jamesrudo1@gmail.co.za" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "jamesrudo1@gmail.co.za" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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.
- +27865176926 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr James Rudo" <jamesrudo@gmail.co.za>
Reply-To: rudo.james1@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 13 May 2015 11:25:44 +0300
Subject: From Mr. James Rudo

Greetings from South Africa

My name is Mr. James Rudo I am a South African and Chief Executive Officer
of a security firm, name with held for security reasons but shall convey
details to you in due course. We offer short term Loans which are tailored
to meet important financial needs, such as agricultural production circle
in Africa.

I am contacting you in strict confidence, believing I can trust you to
handle this business transaction with me. There are some hidden funds to
the tune of Twelve Million United States Dollars ($12,000,000.00), kept in
the custody of our firm by one of former associate of the late President
of Libya (Colonel Muammar Gaddafi) who is now deceased.

The fund was deposited as an investment fund in 2009 with an open
beneficiary. The fund has been in our firm without anybody coming for the
claims since the demise of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and all our efforts to
trace any of the families has yielded fruitless results. This is the
reason why I have decided to contact you, so we can secretly move these
funds abroad. Note that the government of Libya and our government do not
know anything about this deposit and my contact to you. Hence, I cannot
declare this piece of information to the government for security reasons.

I have all the necessary documents that can make you the next of kin and
recipient of the funds, as I am directly involved in the deposits. All I
need to do is to make you the beneficiary of the fund by filling your name
in the appropriate documents and immediately move the funds out of its
present place in your name to your account for safe keeping. The funds
will be used for investment purposes in your country or any other country
of our choice.

I assure you that this transaction is risk free. Be rest assured that we
will not encounter any difficulty as the person directly involved in
approving the release of the fund is also participating in this
transaction?

This transaction is Legal and we propose to offer 30% of the total sum
once the fund is transferred to your Account.

You can contact me through my private tele/fax +27 86 517 6926 or email to
reconfirm your full names, contact address, telephone /fax numbers to my
personal email at :jamesrudo1@gmail.co.za

Please keep my affairs with you strictly confidential and let me know if
you will be of any assistance.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. James Rudo
jamesrudo1@gmail.co.za

For more information, please, visit:
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/06/03/libya-loot-south-african-banks-may-hold-1b-in-gold-diamonds-stolen-by-qaddafy/

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