419 scam: "Mr. Joel Mujuru" <mujuru_josephjoel@mailbox.co.za> I have agreed to offer you 25%

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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:
- "huge sum of money" (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.
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.
- jjmujuru@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- joint business venture in your country. please, e-mail me: jjmujuru@gmail.com or mr.joelmujuru001@ig.com.br regards, mr. joel mujuru (Gmail; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Joel Mujuru" <mujuru_josephjoel@mailbox.co.za>
Reply-To: mr.mujurujoel2@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2015 11:14:40 -0300 (BRT)
Subject: I have agreed to offer you 25%

Hello,

I am J. J Mujuru a brother to Late General Solomon Mujuru a citizen of
Zimbabwe and our country's most decorated post-independence army
general,who was blazed in his farm for a land dispute in ZIMBABWE.

Before the death of my brother, he deposited the sum of US$10.5Million
with one Security Company when he went to South Africa to purchase his
farm machinery equipment.

I am faced with the dilemma of investing this amount of money in South
Africa because the financial law and Regulations of the Republic of South
Africa do not permit us financial rights to such huge sum of money.

In view of this, I cannot invest the fund in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Moreover, the South Africa monetary policy/law does not allow such
investment by an asylum seeker or refugee.

Also, if you are willing to assist me, I have agreed to offer you 25% of
the total money, while 75% will be for a joint business venture in your
country.

Please, e-mail me: jjmujuru@gmail.com OR mr.joelmujuru001@ig.com.br

Regards,

Mr. Joel Mujuru

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