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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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• This email message is a "dying merchant" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Oman Sarif" <omansarif3@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: omansarifcharityproject@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2006 16:03:45 -0500
Subject: Hello

My name is Oman Sarif,I am from the Saudi,I have been
diagnosed with Oesophageal cancer .It has defiled all forms
of medical treatment, and right now I have 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 focused 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 God has called me, I have willed and given most of my
property and assets to my immediate and extended family members
as well as a few close friends .I want God to be merciful to me
and accept my soul so, 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.Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I
cannot do this myself anymore. I once asked members of my
family to close one of my accounts and distribute the money
which I have there to charity organization in Bulgaria and
Pakistan, 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 no one knows of is the huge cash deposit of Twelve
Million,six hundred thousand dollars that I have with a
security finance House abroad. I will want you to help me
collect this deposit and despatch it to charity organizations
all over the world expecially in Africa and South America
Regards.
oman Sarif.

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