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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.
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • jeninor1a@atlas.sk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "jennifer norman" <jeninor11b@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 19:20:21 +0200
Subject: Dear Friend.


Hi,
Compliments,I come to you with a sincere heart believing in Almighty God
that you will consider my plight and come to help and also benefit
from me.Iam Miss Jennifer Norman,the daughter of wealthy politician in
Sierra Leone.
My father has died and we are currently on exile in another African
country.I am making this business proposal with you which I believe would be
of interest to you.My late father has left with me with substantial capital
of USA$7 million(Seven Millions USA Dollars).I decided to travel to Senegal
where my late father made the deposit and where i am currently
staying.Iwould appreciate it if you can help me claim this money and
pay it into
reliable accounts. Also, on clearing these funds if you can help us secure
visas/passports to enable us move away from here to anywhere safe, I am
ready to give you 20% of this funds.There is nothing complicated about this
and I can send you my picture.I look forward to your kind and urgent
response.My alternative email is this jeninor1a@atlas.sk

Yours Sincerely,
Miss Jennifer Norman.

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