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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million us 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)
• 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.
  • maryutofrance@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mary@uto1.orangehome.co.uk
Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2006 18:19:23 +0100 (CET)
Subject: CONTACT US


ATTENTION:SIR/MADAM
I KNOW YOU ARE NOT EMBERANCED BY MY CONTACTING YOU BY THIS MEANS, SINCE WE HAVE NOT MEET EACH OTHER BEFORE.
MY NAME IS MRS. MARY UTO, AGE 68 YEAR, A WIDOW FROM REPUBLIC OF TOGO. MY LATE HUSBAND SERVED IN THE PAST REPUBLIC OF TOGO GOVERNMANT AS THE SPECIAL ADVICER TO THR LATE HEAD OF STATE GASSINGBE EYADEMA BEFORE HIS DEATH.
FOLLOWING HIS DEATH, THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT CONFISTICATED ALL OUR PROPERTIES AND I HAD TO RE-LOCATE TO EUROPE IN FRANCE WITH MY FIVE CHILDREN.
RECENTLY WE FOUND A WILL THAT WAS WRITTEN BY MY LATE HUSBAND BEFORE HIS DEATH. TO OUR JOY AND RELIEF, MY LATE
HUSBAND KEPT THE SUM OF ($22M) TWENTY TWO MILLION US DOLLARS ENTRUST FOR THE UPKEEP OF THE FAMILY . THIS MONEY HE DEPOSITED CASH WITH A SECURITY FINANCE COMPANY.

MY LATE HUSBAND GAVE THEM A FIRM INSTRUCTION THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR AN ASSISTANCE TO INVEST IT ABROAD IN A GOOD BUSINESS.HENCE I DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU FOR QUICK ASSISTANCE SO AS TO INVEST THIS MONEY, THIS WILL BE A JOINT VENTURE
ARRENGEMENT THAT WILL DEMAND TRUST AND SINCERITY, AND I BELIEVE YOU CAN BENEFIT FROM THIS PROJECT, AS I WILL RELY ON YOU FOR ITS SUCCESS.
I WILL LIKE TO INVEST IN YOUR COUNTRY,SO I LIKE YOU TO ACT AS A BENEFICIARY SO THAT IT WILL ENEBLE YOU TO CLAIM THE FUND FROM THE SECURITY FAIRM, KEEP THE MONEY FOR ME UNTIL I COME OVER FOR THE INVESTMENT.
I DONT WANT TO INVEST THIS MONEY IN AFRICA BECAUSE OF UNCERTENTY AND INADEQUATE OF THE COUNTRY.I WILL OFFER YOU (25%) PERCENTAGE OF THIS MONEY AND 5% WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR ANY EXPENSES INCURED DURING THE TRANSATION AS SOON AS THE MONEY COME TO YOUR ACCOUNT.LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR PROMPT REPLY,THEN I WILL DETAIL YOU MORE ON THIS TRANSACTION.

SINCERELY
MRS MARY UTO
maryutofrance@aim.com

Please,note that as we progress you will be communicating with my only son Mr Junior KOKu UTO on this e-mail maryutofrance@aim.com.

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