419 scam: "Mrs Olivia Obruth Yeputa"<olivia0007@sify.com> URGENT ASSITANCE

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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:
- "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.
- frank.o.yeputa@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Olivia Obruth Yeputa" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <frank.o.yeputa@sify.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2010 10:48:00 -0800
Subject: URGENT ASSITANCE

Dear Friend,

I AM Mrs Olivia Obruth, Yeputa 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 depositedit 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 REPUBLIC OF DUBAI,
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 for confirmation.

However, send your message to my son on this E-mail:
frank.o.yeputa@sify.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 OLIVIA OBRUTH YEPUTA

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