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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:
  • "lome togo" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2289047132 (Togo, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • alibello_001@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ali bello" <alibello_1962@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: alibello_001@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2007 21:37:45 +0000
Subject: PLEASE URGENT REPLY BY MAIL.

FROM:MR ALI  BELLO

ECOBANK LOME TOGO,

WEST AFRICA

DIRECT TEL:00 2289047132

Email: alibello_001@hotmail.com

 

DEAR ,

 

MY NAME IS MR ALI  BELLO,THE MANAGER CREDIT AND FOREIGN BILLS OF ECOBANK LOME TOGO [ECB].I AM WRITING IN RESPECT OF A TURKISH FOREIGN CUSTOMER OF MY BANK WITH ACCOUNT NUMBER (21-002610-AU200EC) WHO PERISHED IN A PLANE CRASH [UNION TRANSPORT AFRICAINES(UTA)BOEING 727] ON THE 25TH DECEMBER 2003 WITH OTHER PASSENGERS ABOARD.

 

SIR,SINCE THE DEMISE OF THIS OUR CUSTOMER I PERSONALLY HAVE WATCHED WITH KEEN INTEREST TO SEE THE NEXT OF KIN BUT ALL HAS PROVED ABORTIVE AS NO ONE HAS COME TO CLAIM HIS FUNDS OF USD.10.5M,[TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS]HAS BEEN WITH MY BANK FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

 

ON THIS NOTE I DECIDED TO SEEK FOR WHOM HIS NAME SHALL BE USED AS THE NEXT OF KIN AS NO ONE HAS COME UP TO BE THE NEXT OF KIN.AND THE BANKING ETHICS HERE DOES NOT ALLOW SUCH MONEY TO STAY MORE THAN FIVE YEARS,BECUASE AFTER FIVE YEARS THE MONEY WILL BE RECALLED TO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED DEPOSIT.

IN VIEW OF THIS I SARCHED THE INTERNET AND GOT YOUR IMPRESIVE CONTACT THROUGH MY COUNTRY'S TRADE MISSION GUEST BOOK,AND I CONSIDER YOU FAVOURABLE TO BE USED AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED CUSTOMER.

 

THE REQUEST OF A FOREIGNER AS A NEXT OF KIN IN THIS
BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER
WAS A FOREIGNER LIKE YOU,AND A TOGOLESE LIKE MYSELF CANNOT STAND AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER.I AGREED THAT USD 4.5M OF THIS MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU AS A FOREIGN PARTNER IN RESPECT OF PROVIDING A BANK ACCOUNT WERE THE FUNDS WILL BE WIRE,WHILE THE REST WILL BE FOR ME,THEREAFTER I WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT AS I AM ALMOST DUE FOR RETIREMENT.

 

THEREFORE,TO EXPEDITE THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT,YOU HAVE TO APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK AS A RELATIVE TO THE DECEASED INDICATING YOUR BANK NAME,YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER,YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER,YOUR DIRECT FAX NUMBER FOR EASY COMMUNICATION,AND LOCATION WHERE THE MONEY WILL BE WIRED.

 

UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR EMAIL RESPONSE TODAY,I WILL SEND YOU BY E-MAIL THE TEXT OF APPLICATION LETTER AND THE NEXT STEP TO TAKE.I WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THIS BUSINESS IS VERY HITCH FREE AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR AS THE WHOLE REQUIRED ARRANGEMENT HAS BEEN MADE FOR THE SMOOTH AND HITCH FREE TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO YOUR FOREIGN BANK A/C.
 
YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME AS A MATTER OF FACT IMMEDIATELY AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER.

 

TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU AS SOON AS POSIBLE.

 

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,

 

MR ALI  BELLO

ECOBANK LOME TOGO
WEST AFRICA.
+228 904 71 32.

Email: alibello_001@hotmail.com

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