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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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • tututi_drcongo@k.ro (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "TUTUTI K. KALABI" <tututi@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: tututi_drcongo@k.ro
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2007 03:06:37 -0800
Subject: Can you invest this fund?


Dear friend,


Nice contacting you in this mail for advice.I am TUTUTI K .KALABI.i will want to know from you if will be posible for you to transfer this money that was deposited by my late boss to your account in your country.


My boss was working with a gold mining company in my Country DRC.CONGO,and all of a sudden died recently .When he was depositing the funds to the bank he took me along side with him,so i know all about the funds deposited the in the bank.I have all the documents of the banks with me now.I travel from my country DRC,CONGO to Ghana to inform them about his dead and cliam.THe funds where deposited in a transit account ready for transfer to any account you will provide for me to submit to the bank.My boss is from Autralia.


The amount deposited there is $21.4 millon dollars only.I will want you to advice me on how you and i can transfer this funds and your condition of recieving the funds.All is Legal and real.I await your urgent reply. Forward to me your direct telephone numbers so that we can talk on phone.
E-mail: tututi_drcongo@k.ro

Regards

TUTUTI K. KALABI
Tel+233 24 3003 708

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