419 scam: "Jerry F Cyprus"<jerryfcyprus2018@aol.com> Profitable Business Investment U$D400 Million

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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!

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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:
- "into your nominated bank account" (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 next of kin scam.
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.
- +27787533441 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
- +27865358142 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Jerry F Cyprus" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jerryfcyprus2018@webmail.co.za>
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2018 01:58:30 +0200
Subject: Profitable Business Investment U$D400 Million

From: Jerry F Cyprus
The Attorney Acting for Duduzane Zuma.
Tele: +27 78 753 3441
Fax: +27 86 535 8142

Profitable Business Investment U$D400 Million

Attn: Sir/Coe,

Allow me to introduce myself to you, the investment of the above stated amount with any profit oriented organization in your country, based on your advice for our mutual benefit of which you will receive 40% and 60% for the owners of the invested funds the Zuma family.

I am soliciting this request or proposal based on the fact that, my principal will remain unnoticed during the course of this transaction for obvious reasons. I am Mr. Jerry F Cyprus, an investment adviser from South Africa and an investor to the Zuma family in South Africa.

It may interest you to know that, Mr. Duduzane Zuma the son of former president of South Africa is standing trials and investigation in South Africa now, for large scale corruption but, part of the money are outside the South African Country, this a brief source of the funds.

I have a mandate to secure and invest their funds in a profitable business venture, pending the outcome of the investigation with subsequent discharge of their cases. It's based on the above that I have decided to contact you, believing you will be trusted and honest to assist me to invest this funds as the Zuma family puts their trust in me not to disappoint them at the end, they have trusted me for many years now.

I will present you as the beneficially in the documents I shall present to the bank where the fund is deposited to re-profile the ownership of the funds with your data to enable them transfer the fund into your nominated bank account. Please reply with your full contact coordinates (Your Full Name and Address Phone/fax etc.,) to enable me contact you for a verbal discussion.

All I required is your honest cooperation; to enable us achieve this transaction, visit South Africa as soon as possible; be my silent partner and for us to sign an investment agreement , and receive the fund as the sole benefactor which I shall secure all legal documentation to authenticate the existence of the fund on your arrival.

Please, feel free to respond to me for further briefing if you are honest and trusted to assist me invests the funds as requested.

Thank you and hope to hear from you soon.

Best Regards.

Mr. Jerry F. Cyprus Esq.

Investment adviser.

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