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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: charity koromah <ckoromah12@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 11:13:37 +0100 (CET)
Subject: FROM CHARITY KOROMAH


Dear

I am charity koromahThe daughter of the late Dr Frederick koromah, of the blessed memory prior to my parent assassination by the forces loyal to major John Paul kone, my father was the Director generalNational Gold and Diamond Mining Corporation of Sierra Leone.

Two days before my father was assassinated he nstructed me and that he deposited a sum of (USD $7.5 MILLION Dollars in a securiety company in Sierra Leone on my name as to inherit this sum in his record/file.

But due to the political problem in this country now, He instructed the security companiy to transfer the boxes that cotained the fund to their branch company in Abidjan Cote D'ivoiraWe move out of Sierra Leone immediately to COTE D'I VOIRE, a near by Country

before the powerful Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOMOG) forces intervened which eventually resulted into a brutal civil war Right now,
Because of upheaval political crisis, we found it very unwise to invest this funds here in African countries.

I am soliciting asking for your assistance in transferring this funds to your country where there is political stability for investment wise for the future of my life
.
I agreed to give you 20% of the total sum in question,as your entitlement for assisting in transferring the funds and a mapped out 5% for incurred expenses, communication, travelling and accommodation. Upon your request, I will fax to you the certificate and agreement of deposit with the security company

On your heartily acceptance to assist an ophan
Your's Faithful
charity koromah








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