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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "trunk box" (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)
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
  • "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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: MRS AKAS KOROMAH <mrs_akas0@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: akas_koromah@myway.com
Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:43:08 +0900 (JST)
Subject: FROM MRS AKAS KOROMAH.

FROM MRS AKAS KOROMAH.
Abidjan cote D'ivoire



Dear Respectful one,
With due respect and humility I write you this letter which I believe you would be of great assistance to me and my children. I am MRS AKAS KOROMAH, the wife of the late Dr DAVID EMOS KOROMAH JR. of the blessed memory. Prior to my husband assassination by the rebel forces loyal to CORPORAL FODAY
SANKOH of the Revolutionary United Front(RUF)

He was the Director General National Gold and Diamond Mining Corporation of Sierra-Leone. Few days before my husband was assassinated, he instructed me and my children(JOHNSON and ROSE)to move out of Sierra-Leone and also to go in his underground strong room where the documents of money he has
deposited in a security company in Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire in one trunk Box as family valuables and treasures with the name of my first son johnson as the beneficiary.

The amount is US$15.500,000.00 (Fifteen million five hundred thousand United States Dollars). We managed to escape to Abidjan the Republic of Cote D'Ivoire through the help of my husband's friend who is a trawler. As our travelling document was sized.But due to the political problem here in Cote
d'Ivoire September year 2004, Iinstructed the security company to transfer the box that contained the money to Europe Where they have branch office. Now the money is in Europe for safe-keeping. I am now looking for a worthy and God fearing person who will handle this money for rapid profit for
the future of my two fatherless children.

For your information , the security company did not know the real content of the box and we do not wish them to know until the money is transferred to your account.

As it was deposited as family valuables and treasures, Meanwhile, I want to leave Cote d'Ivoire entirely for investment of this money in your country and mostly for the future of my children. I want you to please assist us to claim the box from the security company and also deposit the money in
a local account there in your nameand order the bank to transfer the money to your account in your country. As our foreign partner.

We have it in mind to reward you with a certain percentage for your assistance. As soon as we hear from you.Do not hesitate to call me 0022507531361 immediately you receive this letter to enable us proceed in Ernest toward retrieving the box and transferring of the money into your account.
Finally, Please ensure that no one else knows about this money as it is only myself my children, yourself and the Rev. Pastor of the church where we worship knows about this money.

May God bless you as you assist me.
Yours sincerely.
MRS AKAS KOROMAH AND FAMILY



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