419 scam: "Robert Okutu"<robertokutujp@gmail.com> Fund Transfer and Investment Proposal,Read and Reply Back to me

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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:

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:
- "transferred into your 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)
- "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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Robert Okutu" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <robertokutuaz@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2014 00:28:17 +0100
Subject: Fund Transfer and Investment Proposal,Read and Reply Back to me

My Greetings,

Mail from Robert Teteh Okutu Compliment of the day to you. I am Mr. Robert Teteh Okutu, The regional manager of my Bank ,a man of PEACE, I am sending this brief letter to solicit your assistance/partnership to transfer the sum of $9,700,000.00 Into your account, Once the money has been transferred into your bank account, you and I will share it equally.

I want us to do this business on basis of trust for the benefit of our both families and I do not want any betrayal.The Fund is part of Excess profits made by My Bank Branch last year (2013) in the Bank which i am the manager. I have already submitted annual report for last year to my bank head quarters in Accra - Ghana, and they did not notice the excess profits. I deposited the US$9,700,000.00 into an escrow account without a beneficiary (Anonymous),to avoid any trace. This is the only reason I contacted you and better still I am willing and ready to invest the fund into your company or your business with your wealth of experience in your country,I am willing to go into partnership investment with you so please if you are interested to assist on this venture kindly contact me back for a brief discussion on how to proceed via email .

Please do acknowledge your acceptance as I look forward to hear from you as soon as possible so that we will proceed in other to get the transaction completed.

Kindly get back to me with the information Only

YOUR FULL NAME .................
YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS:.................
DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER:.................
AGE:.................
MARITAL STATUES:.................
SEX:.................

As soon as I receive your Response,I shall send you more details and procedures to follow for us to achieve it successfully within an interval of 7 working days. So please give it a benefit of doubt and with good faith and trust.

Thank you for your time and I look forward to work with you. You can contact me back so that we will get this transaction Completed within a short period of time.

Best Regards,

Mr. Robert Okutu.
Telephone: +233 61127688

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