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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:
  • "million pounds" (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.
  • butrusofori@latinmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Butrus Ofori <butrusofori15@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: butrusofori@latinmail.com
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 14:05:03 +0530 (IST)
Subject: Personal



Greetings to you,
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We are a Corporate Financial Service Provider in West Africa.. We had a Customer who deposited (5.250 million pounds with one of our affiliate bank and eventually died a mysterious death in 2002 without anyreference to the trace of the relatives or next of kin.

In accordance with the West African Trust and Federal Laws,at the Expiration of 6 (six) years, his investments with our Financial Trust Shall revert to ownership of the government of the country of the said Investments if nobody applies as the next of kin to claim the investments.

Since you share the same surname with this client, I want to present you,to stand in as the next of kin so that you and we can benefit from this investment equally (i.e. 40% for you and 55% for me and my colleagues while 5% for re-reimbursement of expenses incurred).

I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect us from any breach of the law.

If this proposal is acceptable to you, kindly indicate your full Interest by sending to me as below to my confidential email.(butrusofori@latinmail.com)
Full Name:........................................................................
Contact Home Address:..............................................................
State/City:......................................................................
Zip Code: (NB: No Postal Address Please)............................................
Country:............................................................................
Occupation:..........................................................................
Title Held:..........................................................................
Contact Phone Number:................................................................
Gender:..............................................................................

Marital Status:........................................................................
Age: ....... ...... Nationality:...................................................
Annual turn over: ..................................................
Any comment or suggestions that mighty help us to execute things better are highly welcomed any time:
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Be reminded that, I will instruct you on the next step to take when necessary.
With friendly greetings,
Butrus&nbsp; Ofori,
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