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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)
  • "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a "dying merchant" 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.
  • johnspencerfirms@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ali usman" <jspelling.600@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2006 00:06:30 +0000
Subject: Greetings My Comerade

Dear friend,

This letter may come to you as a surprise due to the fact that we
have not yet met. I have to say that I have no intentions of causing you any
pains. As you read this, I don't want you to feel sorry for me,because, I
believe everyone will die someday. My name is MrJohn Spencer,a merchant in
london, but taking treatment in dubai,in the U.A.E. now I have been
diagnosed with prostate and esophageala cancer that was discovered very late
due to my a in caring for my health. It has defiled all form of medicine and
right now, I have only about a few months to live according to medical
experts.I have not particularly lived my life so well, as I never really
cared for anyone not even myself but my business. Though I am very rich, I
was never generous, I was always hostile to people and only focus on my
business as that was the only thing I cared for. But now I regret all this
as I now know that there is more to life than just wanting to have or make
all the money in the world. I believe when God gives me a second chance to
come to this world I would live my life a ! different way from how I have
lived it. Now that I know my time is near, I have willed and given most of
my properties and assets to my immediate and extended family members and as
well as a few close friends.I have decided to give alms to charity
organizations, as I want this to be one of the last good deeds I do on
earth. So far, I have distributed money to some charity organizations in the
U.A.E, London and Ireland. Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I
cannot do this my self any more. I once asked members of my family to close
one of my accounts and donate the money, which I have there to charity
organization in Bulgaria, they refused and kept the money to themselves.
Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not to be contended with
what I have left for them. The last of my money which is the huge cash
deposit that I have with security firm Abroad .I will want you to help me
collect this deposit and dispatched it to charity organizations and let them
know that it is I John Spencer that is making this generous donation. I am
writing this from my laptop computer in my hospital bed where I wait for my
time to come. I pray for you to support and assist me with good heart.be
blessed my beloved.

you can reply to me through this address:
johnspencerfirms@yahoo.com



John Spencer.

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