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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:
  • "million 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)
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • norman_lansana2009@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: NORMAN LANSANA <norman_lansana2009@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2007 21:02:00 +0100 (BST)
Subject: INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE



MR. Norman Lansana
contact:008821655588217
West Africa(Sierra Leone)
email(norman_lansana2009@yahoo.co.uk)
website for my late father funeral
http://news.sl/drwebsite/publish/article_20054962.shtml

MY Dear
Good day and I am sorry to embarrassed you with my personal problem, since we haven meet before .I am called Norman Lansana,the son of late deputy minister of defense MR. Samuel Hinga Norman of sierra Leone who died on 22february2007 in military hospital in Dakar(Senegal).I got your contact from a business directory who told me to have trust when doing business or investment with you. Before the death of my father, he was managing some foreign aid which comes in our country in support for civil war destruction that took place. He kept part of the money (5 million dollars) aside for his personal use. Unfortunately he dies without investing the money. I have decided to look for the participation of an honest and trustworthy person or company who will assist me in investing the fund on properties or real estates and be come partnership with me. Unfortunately, I cannot do it alone, due to my present social status and total ignorance of business
world. I shall give to you 20% of the fund for your assistance to relocate this fund to your country and for reinvestment. Please contact me immediately when interested, you must maintain confidentiality to ensure success, please indicate your personal phone number, Full names, company name and copy of your passport, all these will be needed by diplomatic service when making delivery to your country.
Good Luck
Thanks,
Norman Lansana



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