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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • ",500,000" (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)
• 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.
  • oliviayeputa4@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: freduseni1@freenet.de
Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:12:59 +0100
Subject: URGENT ASSITANCE


Dear Friend,
I AM Mrs SUSANA OLIVIA, an Ivorian widow with
an only son
(Frank Obruth Yeputa ). My husband was the chief security officer to the
ousted president Bede of Cot d�Ivoire. During the overthrown of 24th
December 1999, my husband was among the people was killed by the
military. Since after his death. I ran away with my only son.
my friend,
may I introduce this business proposal to you. With reference to an
introduction and good recommendation made of you and your esteemed firm
by my close friend, I do hereby wish to ask for your assistance in an
urgent business transaction that requires absolute honesty and
secrecy.
Although I did not in any way disclose to my friend the details
of this my proposal due to confidential nature of this transaction.
By
virtue of my husband �s position, the former
president (Bede) gave
him$25,500,000.00 (Twenty-five million five hundred thousand U.S.
dollars)
cash in $ 100.00 bills stacked in a box when he got the
information that the military are planning to overthrow him.
Immediately
my husband was confirmed dead, I made
away with this box with my only
son so that we
cannot be reached by Mr. Bede. I have really been
waiting for a more suitable time and opportunity to contact you
concerning this transaction. Right now, the money is in a
safe place. I
deposited it with a diplomatic
company for safekeeping. I am using this
opportunity to seek your assistance to move the money to your country to
be invested on behalf of my only son. For your assistance, I am ready to
offer you 30% of the total sum and give you the full power to manage the
remaining 70% on behalf of my son. Contact my son (Frank Obruth Yeputa)
where we are currently staying in a sister�s house in South Africa.
I
Deposited it somewhere in EUROPE, which we shall inform you as soon as
you conclude arrangements. Upon conclusion of arrangement, we shall
forward to you the certificate of deposit and the phone and Fax number
of the Diplomatic
Company forconfirmation.
However, send your message to
my son on this E-mail: oliviayeputa4@gmail.com immediately you receive
this message. Please I want us to finish this business as quickly as
possible. And please indicate your private phone and fax Numbers on your
response to this mail. Thanking you in anticipation of your kind
consideration and urgent reply.
Yours faithfully
MRS SUSANA OLIVIA
YEPUTA


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