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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "confidentiality of this transaction" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
• 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.
  • p_butego0329@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Paul Butego <paul.butego@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: p_butego0329@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 11:20:43 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Asap My Dear..............


FROM THE OFFICE OF MR PAUL BUTEGO
GENERAL MANAGER
BTCI BANK LOME.

Dearest One,

Permit me to inform you of my desire to be your business partner, I wish to transfer the sum of $10,000,000.00 (TEN MILION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) into your personal or company account for investment purposes. This funds was as residue of the over invoiced contract bills awarded by my office here in Lome Republic of Togo for the supply of HARD AND SOFT WARES, ADMINISTRATIVE LOGISTICS, LIGHT AND HEAVY DUTY VEHICLES ETC IN ALL OUR BRANCHES.

The original contractors have been duely paid by the bank. This balance of (TEN MILION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) will be released immediately to any foreign company of my choice. We intend to pay out this funds now since the supply has been fully completed and the contractors duely paid. I need your assistance to receive this funds (TEN MILION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY)) Since i can not be able to stand for this claim because i am still a staff of the bank. It is however agreed, as the account owner in this deal to allow you 40% of the total sum as compasensation for your assistance, 60% will be for me. This deal will be successfully concluded within 7 days if you accord me your unalloyed and due coorperation.

You should send the following informations to enable me file in your informations in BTCI bank here as one the contractors that have completed his contract job but have not yet receive his payment. . THE REQUESTED INFORMATION STATED BELOW.

1 FULL NAMES..................

ADDRESS..............

CITY.....................

STATE.................

ZIP CODE...........

COUNTRY..........

SEX.................

AGE..............

MARITAL STATUS....

RELIGION................

OCCUPATION...............

E-MAIL ADDRESS..............

TELEPHONE NUMBER............

As soon as i receive the above information i will file it in here in the bank as one of the contractors have completed his job but have not receive his payment, then the bank will contact you and transfer the funds into your account.

Please call me on my telephone number for proper follow up. Because of the confidentiality of this transactions you should strictly reply me via this email: p_butego0329@yahoo.fr

Yours faithfully,

Mr Paul Butego (General Manager +228086-96-23.

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