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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: shadaksh@tiscali.it
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 16:52:43 +0100
Subject: FROM MR. SHADAK SHARI

FROM MR. SHADAK SHARI

Dear Friend,

First of all I would like to introduce myself to you. My name is SHADAK
SHARI, a merchant in Dubai, in the U.A.E. I have been diagnosed with Esophageal
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 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. 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 twenty
seven million dollars $27,000,000,that I have with a finance/Security Company
abroad. I will want you to help me collect this deposit and dispatched it
to charity organizations.

I have set aside 20% for you for your time, efforts and expenses. Please
send a reply through this email address (shrishada@netscape.net ) with your
full contact information for more private and confidential communication.

God be with you.

SHADAK SHARI



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