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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "trunk boxes" (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)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• This email message is a orphan 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.
  • j_koroma171@yahoo.com.sg (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Joseph=20Koroma?= <j_koroma171@yahoo.com.sg>
Reply-To: j_koroma7@yahoo.co.nz
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 01:45:35 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Message


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: j_koroma171@yahoo.com.sg

Joseph Koroma

- Permit me to inform you of my desire to go into business with you. I got your name and contact on the Internet during my search for a sincere partner. I prayed and to choose your name among others due to its nature of estimation and on recommendations given to me as someone honorable and worthy of confidence whom I can do business with. And, by the recommendation, I must not hesitate to confide myself to you for this simple and sincere business am (Joseph Koroma), the only son of the late Makalala. Koroma that my father was a very rich Businessman dealing on Gold Farmer equipment’s in Zimbabwe and also the exporter of gold to Europe and America, the economic capital of Zimbabwe, my father died in hospital of heart attack. My mother also died when I was just a baby and since then it was my father who was taking care of me until his death. Before the death of my father, in January 2002, in private hospital, he secretly called me to his bedside and told me that he had the sum of Eleven million, five hundred
thousand United States American dollars (S$11,500,000) being in a two trunk boxes and he deposited it in a security company in Europe. That he used my name as that of his only son. Then because of this political crisis that started here, it's why I seek a foreign associate, I am presently in the Europe where I am seeking political asylum for the security of my life, Dear friend, I honorably seek your aid in the following manner:(1) To serve as the guardian of these funds since I am only 24(2) To make arrangements for me to come to your country to continue my education and for me to obtain residence papers in your country.Besides this, sir, I am disposed to offer you 20% of the entire sum as compensation for your effort to have helped me after the transfer succeeded of these funds in your account, and I will give you 5% for the other expenses. Moreover, you indicate your options for helping me and I believe that this transaction could be concluded as soon as you accept to help me. I urgently Thanks may God b
less you. Sincerely yours, Joseph Koroma

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