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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 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)
  • "monrovia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • alphakromah@katamail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ALPHA KROMAH" <alphakromah@katamail.com> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 16.23.52 +0200
Subject: INVESTMENT PARTNER NEEDED

ALPHA KROMAH

0039-3348058654

alphakromah@katamail.com



Hello Investors


You may be surprise to receive this letter from me, since you don't know me.

I beg you to read carefully, and to assist me in any way you can. I am Mr Alpha Kromah the first son to late Major General Alpha Kromah (snr) commander in chief of the arm forces of the liberia Army. He died on the course of war in my country.

The story of my life started when the formal president of liberia Mr Charles Taylor refuse to lister to the voice of the united Nation,U.S.A and the Liberia people in conducting an election and leaving the seat of pewor, the rebels regroup and match with arms to the capital of liberia ,Monrovia to take over the presidential lodge.My father along with my mother was subsequently capture and murderd along liberial boader post with cote de ivory, why I and my sister were smuggle into a food delivery van out of Monrovia to cote de ivory.

Before my father death, he was mandated to transfer the sum of $ 15.5 million us dollars (Fifteen million five hundred thousand us dollars) to an Italian company manufacturing of Ammunitions. During the course of transferring the said sum, he diverted the sum of $5.5million us dollars(Five million five hundred thousand US Dollars) into a security firm in Milan-Italy for deposit await his departure from the capital Monrovia to Italy .As if he foresaw the bloodshed in the capital Monrovia. This money was deposited as valuable Items to avoid much demurrage from the security firm. I have the deposited document given to my late father.

I arrived Milan Italy on the 17 July 2006 , I contacted the security firm were the deposited funds were lodge for the claim of the consignment .I am now asking you to be my partner so that this funds can be invested in your country or any country you which the economy is growing fast for an investment. I am offering you 25% for your assistance to invest this funds 75% will be used for the investment in your country under your supervision.

Finally, do fell free to call me at the moment you receive this transmission message, so that, I can guide you with the neccessary details, information regarding to this transaction.


Yours Faithfully.

Mr Alpha Kromah.

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