419 scam: johnkoroma5@supereva.it CAN WE DO THIS TOGETHER, ITS TRUST FIRST

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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:

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:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "huge deposit" (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)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- johnkoroma1@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: johnkoroma5@supereva.it
Date: 9 Aug 2006 11:05:18 -0000
Subject: CAN WE DO THIS TOGETHER, ITS TRUST FIRST

FROM THE DESK OF
MR.JOHN PAUL KOROMA
METROPOLITAN BANK NIGERIA LTD
HEAD OFFICE 24, IDOWU TAYLOR STREET
P.M.B 73266
VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS-NIGERIA

REPLY TO ME AT johnkoroma1@myway.com

DEAR

WITH COMPLIMENTS AND RESPECT, I BEG YOUR PARDON FOR THIS UNSOLICITED NATURE, IT WAS OUT OF DESPERATION AND CURIOSITY THAT MADE ME TO CONTACT YOU, TO INTRODUCE MYSELF, I AM MR JOHN PAUL KOROMA , A SENIOR MANAGER AND PERSONAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER TO THIS LATE CUSTOMER OF OURS. A NATIONALITY OF YOUR COUNTRY, HE WAS INTO CRUDE OIL AND OIL TOOLS HERE IN NIGERIA,HE IS REFERRED TO AS MY TRUSTED FRIEND THOUGH A CUSTOMER.

ON SUNDAY, 27TH OF JANUARY 2003 AT (15:53 GMT), MY CLIENT, HIS WIFE {LADY ANNA AND THEIR TWO CHILDREN WERE INVOLVED IN TERRIBLE BOMB BLAST THAT TOOK LIVE OF INNOCENT SOULS AND UNFORTUNATELY OVER 1000, PEOPLE LOST THEIR LIVES AND CUSTOMER AND HIS FAMILY WERE PART OF THIS PEOPLE THAT LOST THEIR LIVES IN IKEJA GOVERMENT RESERVE AREA WHERE THEY LIVED.

IN VIEW OF THIS PLEASE VIEW THE WEB PAGE BELOW:
VIEW THE WEBSITE http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2698081.stm

SINCE THEN I HAVE MADE SEVERAL ENQUIRIES TO YOUR EMBASSY TO LOCATE ANY OF MY CLIENT'S EXTENDED RELATIVES, THIS HAS ALSO PROVED UNSUCCESSFUL.
AFTER THESE SEVERAL UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS, I DECIDED TO TRACK HIS LAST NAME , TO LOCATE ANY MEMBER OF HIS FAMILY OR ANY CLOSE NAME TO HIS,HENCE I CONTACTED YOU.

I AM CONTACTING YOU TO ASSIST IN REPATRIATING THE MONEY AND PROPERTY LEFT BEHIND BY MY CLIENT BEFORE THEY GET LIQUIDATED OR DECLARED UNSERVICEABLE BY THE BANK WHERE THIS HUGE DEPOSITS WERE LODGED, PARTICULARLY THE METROPOLITAN BANK WHERE THE DECEASED HAD HIS ACCOUNT VALUED PRECISELY TO BE USD$ 24.5MILLION{TWENTY-FOUR MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND .} THE BANK HAS ISSUED A NOTICE ON THE BANK GAZZETE DEMANDING THE NEXT OF KIN TO COME UP OR HAVE THE ACCOUNT LIQUIDATED WITHIN THE NEXT TWENTY-ONE OFFICIAL WORKING DAYS.

CONSEQUENTLY, MY PROPOSAL IS THAT I WILL LIKE YOU AS A NATIONAL OF SAME COUNTRY TO STAND IN AS THE NEXT OF KIN ,SO THAT THE FRUITS OF THIS OLD MAN'S LABOR WILL NOT GET INTO THE HANDS OF SOME GROUP OF CORRUPT GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WHO WILL GET RID OF THE MONEY AND SHARE IT FOR THEIR OWN SELFISH INTEREST AND

SINCE I HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN LOCATING THE RELATIVES FOR OVER 2 YEARS NOW, I SEEK YOUR PROMPT CONSENT TO PRESENT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN OF THE DECEASED SINCE YOU ARE FROM THE SAME COUNTRY SO THAT THE PROCEEDS OF THIS ACCOUNT VALUED AT USD$ 24.5M, IN CASH AND BONDS CAN BE PAID TO YOU AND THEN YOU AND I CAN SHARE THE MONEY ACCORDING TO ANY AGREED RATIO.

ALL I REQUIRE IS YOUR HONEST CO-OPERATION TO ENABLE US SEEING THIS DEAL THROUGH. I GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW.
LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR SWIFT REPLY.

TRULY YOURS,

MR JOHN PAUL KOROMA

NOTE;PLEASE SEND TO ME YOUR DIRECT CONTACT TELEPHONE NUMBERS, CONTACT ADDRESS AS WILL LIKE TO TALK WITH YOU ONE ON ONE.

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