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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "cotonou" (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.
  • +22997288084 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
  • +229954566621 (Benin, 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.
  • jude2000otti2001@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Jude Otti <judeayee2000ottico2001@live.fr>
Reply-To: <jude2000otti2001@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 23:04:16 +0100
Subject: Contact Me Now.



Dear Sir/Madam,Contact Me Now.
You were chosen by one of applicants(Dr. William S. Butterfield) as a tertiary beneficiary while filling our policy contract form,but you may not be aware of this,hence my writing you.You are entitled to his death benefit,and a bulk sum (20,160,000 Euros)Twenty Million,one hundred and sixty thousand Euros,deposited in a Security Company after said insurance cover.This money was given to the doctor to work on Health sector in third world contries,especially Africa,Chinaand Peru. Call me immediately after reading this mail, and while responding to this mail,confirm :Official Names,Sex,Phone/Fax Numbers,Occupation,Country of Origin and Age/Date of Birth,so that I will confirm in our files that you the supposed beneficiary of the money,this is because I hastily picked your contact and decided to tell you of it,also to know if you truly know the applicant. You are to apply to our company as the tertiary beneficiary to the Insured who died after taking Ultra Family Life Insurance policy, which covers his life and the bulk sum (20,160,000 Euros)Twenty Million,one hundred and sixty thousand Euros,deposited in the Security Company on his directive before his death.You are the only person who can claim this money,but I know you do not know of it,otherwise you would have come for it.The primary and secondary beneficiary were designated with scanty infortmation as Linda,Nicole and Zeb,with no cotact,nor description of relationship with the insured and as a result are not qualified to claim this money. Since the demise of the man(Dr. William S. Butterfield),nobody had lain claim of the insured's benefit,especially the above sum,because his relatives are not aware of its existence.Our company is concluding arrangement to claim same, this is to be done by organising somebody to impersonate you.Do not tell our company I told you of the issue because it is against our working ethics. You are to send to our company a Notice of Claim before the expiration of 60- days from the date of receipt of this mail to stop them from claiming the fund from the company as planned. In fact, I will want you to start the process as soon as you get this message. Hope to hear from you soonest.Kind regards,Mr Jude Otti BSc (Hons) Insurance, MSC Marketing.(Underwriter)Unitrust Insurance Co. Ltd,Rc42899,Rue 117 Avotru,Midobo,Cotonou,Republic of Benin,Tel:+229 972 880 84 , Fax: +229 954 566 62(1)Email: jude2000otti2001@yahoo.fr
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