419 scam: <kuteben10@blumail.org> Get back to me

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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:

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:
- "million us dollars" (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)
- "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: <kuteben10@blumail.org>
Reply-To: Array: ;
Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2011 01:03:31 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Get back to me

Dear,

Greeting to you,

I am Mr kute ben from the northern part of Burkina faso I want to seek your assistance after my discovery during auditing in my bank as am the manager of Bill and Exchange at the Foreign Remittance Department of BANK OF AFRICA,(BOA) In my department I discovered an abandoned sum of USD$15million US dollars in an account that belongs to one of our foreign customers who died along with his entire family in plane Crash 2003,

Since his death, the have been expecting his next of Kin to come over and claim his money because we can't release it unless somebody applies for it as his next of Kin, please I want you to stand for me as his next of kin so that the bank will transfer the fund into your account then I will come over to meet you in your country for my own share, do not view this as been illegal but an opportunity as await your urgent response to enable me give you more details.
please reply with those information's below so that I can know you very well before I go ahead with you.Remember that the fund has been calculated 50% for me 40% for you in provision of your bank account and 10% is for any expenses that might come out during the process of this transaction.

Your International passport or ID card.
Your age.
Your private telephone number.
Your country.
Your profession.

Remain bless
Mr kute ben.

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