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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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Fraud email example:

From: abdul.karimm@tiscali.co.uk
Reply-To: abdul.karimm@operamail.com
Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 11:11:48 -0700
Subject: FOR CHARITY ONLY

Dear friend,
As you read this, I don't want you to feel sorry for me, because, I Believe
everyone will die someday. My name is Abdul Karim, a merchant in Dubai,in
the U.A.E.I have been diagnosed with lung cancer. It has defiled all forms
of medical treatment, 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 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.
So far, I have distributed money to some charity organizations in the U.A.E,
Algeria and Malaysia. 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 Ten million US dollarUS$10,000,000), that I
h ave with a security company abroad.

Acknowledge this mail so that I
can introduce you to my lawyer who will handle the transfer of receivership
by you of the said funds.
I will want you to help me collect this deposit cash and use it for charity
organizations only.
Thanks.
God be with you
Abdul Karim.




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