419 scam: Kute bello <sirkutebello@hotmail.com> Re.

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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 deposit" (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)
- "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)
- "lome togo" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- bellokute@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Kute bello <sirkutebello@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: bellokute@consultant.com
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2013 10:40:02 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Re.

Dearest,

I am Mr. Kute Bello. A regional manager with African Development Bank, Lome Togo. i am an accountant manager to a client name withdraw for security reason. He used to work with an oil and gas fabricating company here in Togo.

I contacted you because he is bearing same last name with you, he died leaving behind a huge deposit of USD ($8million US dollars). in a non resident account in our bank, be aware that the depositor is my client starting from year 2001 till when he made the deposit of above sum, he died of heart attack on December 2004 in getting to know that his entire family was in Indonesia for Boxing Day holiday when tsunami disaster on the 26 December 2004 in Sumatra Indonesia. Take place, he died before his driver could get him to hospital, the Doctor said his blood pleasure was high when a socking event took place in his heart thereby bring weak of purse that took his life.

Of particular interest is this huge deposit with our bank here in republic of Togo, where the deceased deposited the sum of ($8million US dollars)as his accountant the bank have issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or the bank will declare the account unserviceable and thereby turning these funds to the bank treasury.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating his relatives for years now that is why i am seeking your consent to present you as the next of kin of this deceased, so that the proceeds of this account valued ($8million US dollars) can be paid to you and then you and I will share the money.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under all legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law. In your reply mail, I want you to give me your full names, address, date of birth, telephone and fax numbers. If you can handle this with me write me back immediately for more details.

Thanking you for your anticipated cooperation.

Sincerely,

Mr. Kute Bello.

bellokute@consultant.com

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