419 scam: "Patrick Koma"<koma.patrick@yahoo.com> I NEED YOUR HELP

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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:
- "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)
- "consignment " (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)
This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Patrick Koma" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <patrick_koma@ibibo.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2011 10:53:35 +0100
Subject: I NEED YOUR HELP

Dear Dad/Ma,

Greetings to you and all the members of the family,

I am (18) years of aged, from Libya my father died in the 2011 Libya crises, my father was a gold dealer,he have mining site in Libya and Ghana before he died. Because of the bad managements that is ruining the business, they were enable to meet up with the tax the government demand from them, so,the business was close down, and I don,t want to invest my late fathers fund on that business anymore, because of the bad management.

I am contacting you, for your kind assistance, as a foreign beneficiary to me so that, I will be able to transfer this money, $11.2 million in a large Trunk Box and 3500 carat of uncut stone to you there after, I will fly down to your country to invest and further my education.

Please I want you to tell me whatever you are going to take as your percentage, because, I manage to escape with the two consignment boxes, which my late father load the money and the uncut stone,into Republic of Ghana, Because of my

late father business partners trying to remove everything from me. Please I really need your assistance, for me to live Africa

peacefully, I am begging you in the name of our Jesus Christ,so that,I can be able to complete my education.

Looking forward to hear from you soon with your kind respond.

Thank you and remain Bless,

Best Regard,

Patrick Koma

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