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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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• 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.
  • mailpaula_litana@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MISS PAULA LITANA" <paula_litana501@excite.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mailpaula_litana@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 11:41:15 +0000
Subject: THINK ABOUT MY CASE

DEAR SIR,
I AM MISS PAULA LITANA (HC), I AM THE ONLY SURVIVING DUGTHEROF LATE MAYOR MUSA LITANA WHO WAS A POPULAR GOLD AND DIAMOND DEALER IN SIERRA LEONE. MY LATE FATHER WAS KILLED DURING THE WAR BY THE REBEL LEADER (FODEY SANKO). I WAS A STUDENT THEN IN SIERRA LEONE WHEN THIS OCCURED AND BY THE GRACE OF ALLAH, I WAS ABLE TO ESCAPE THE HIT AND RAN TO THE GAMBIA WHERE I AM SEEKING ASYLUM TILL DATE UNDER THE CARE OF THE UNITED NATIONS.

BEFORE I DEPART FROM SIERRA LEONE, I HAVE SOME GOLD AND DIAMONDS WHICH MY DAD HAD BEFORE HIS DEATH AND I DEPOSITED THEM NOW IN A SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN THE GAMBIA.

I HAVE BEEN LIVING UNDER THE CARE OF THE UNITED NATIONS. I HAVE BEEN KEEPING THIS SECRET TO MYSELF BECAUSE I DONT WANT TO LOOSE THE TREASURE THAT MY FATHER LEFT BEHIND BECAUSE IT IS ALL I HAVE.

NOW I HAVE DECIDED TO SEARCH FOR A GENIUNE AND REPUTABLE COMPANY OR PERSON ABROAD WHO CAN HELP ME TO TRANSFER THIS GOLD AND DIAMOND OUT OF AFRICA FOR DISPOSAL. ALSO BRING ME OVER TO THE COUNTRY WHERE I CAN SETTLE DOWN TO FINISH MY EDUCATION AS A MEDICAL DOCTOR.

I KNOW THAT GOLD AND DIAMOND ARE VERY EXPENSIVE IN THE WESTERN WORLD SO I DECIDED FOR BOTH OF US TO DO THE BUSINESS TOGETHER. UPON YOUR ACCEPTANCE TO ASSIST ME IN THIS REGARD, WE CAN SIGN AGREEMENT FOR THE WORKING PROCEDURES AND ALSO I WILL GIVE YOU MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE MERCHANDISE.

PLEASE INDICATE YOUR INTEREST BY CONTACTING ME BACK ON MY PRIVATE EMAIL:mailpaula_litana@yahoo.co.uk


BEST REGARDS.

PAULA LITANA

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