419 scam: Mary Aloma <maryaloma2004@yahoo.com> INVEST FOR ME IN YOUR COUNTRY

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand us 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)
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.
- maryaloma@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mary Aloma <maryaloma2004@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 05:38:36 -0800 (PST)
Subject: INVEST FOR ME IN YOUR COUNTRY

Dear Friend,

Good
day I am Mrs.Mary Aloma an accountant in Nat-west Bank here in the UK.
I need your help to transfer the sum of Twenty Three Million Five
Hundred Thousand US Dollars ($23.5 million) into your account and I
believe that you are a reliable and trustworthy person capable to
handle this transaction and as well establish a medium size industry in
your country on my behalf as par my own percentage of the transaction.
I saw this opportunity while rearranging the old and abandoned files
for official re documentation in our branch office which I have been
monitoring for so many years now.

The owner of this account late Mr Paul Louis Halley was the seventh richest man in France, He died with his entire family on Dec, 2003 Air-Crash. You can confirm through this website before you can respond;
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/oxfordshire/4537663.stm

My
investigation proved to me that his company does not know anything
about this account. I want to assure you that this is real And a
Genuine business transaction, hope that you will never let me down. At
the conclusion of this business, you will be given 40% of the total
amount, 50% will be for me, while the remaining 10% will be mapped out
for any expenses that may come up during the transfer process.

I look forward to your earliest reply . Please send your response to my confidential email address: maryaloma@yahoo.com

Thanks,
Best regards,
Mrs.Mary Aloma

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