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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: "ben kosby" <bkosby@linuxblast.net>
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 11:02:40 +0000
Subject: HEAL THE WORLD

DEAR FRIEND,


AS YOU READ THIS LETTER, PLEASE DONT FEEL SORRY FOR ME. BECAUSE
I BELIEVE EVERYONE WILL DIE SOME DAY.I AM A MERCHANT IN DUBAI,IN THE
U.A.E I HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH ESOPHAGEAL CANCER WHICH WAS DISCOVERED VERY
LATELY, DUE TO MY LAXITY IN CARING FOR MY HEALTH.
IT HAS DEFILED ALL FORMS OF MEDICINE, AND AT PRESENT I HAVE ONLY
ABOUT A FEW MONTHS TO LIVE,ACCORDING TO MEDICAL EXPERTS. HAVE NEVER
PARTICULARLY LIVED MY LIFE SO WELL,AS I NEVER REALLY CARED FOR
ANYONE, NOT EVEN MYSEF BUT MY BUSSINESS. THOUGH I AM VERY RICH,BUT NEVER
GENEROUS,I WAS ALWAYS HOSTILE TO PEOPLE, AND I ONLY FOCUSED ON MY BUSSINESS
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 HAVING ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD.

I BELIEVE WHEN GOD GIVE ME A SECOND CHANCE TO COME TO THIS WORLD
I WILL LIVE MY LIFE IN A DIFFERENT WAY FROM HOW I HAVE LIVED BEFORE.
NOW THAT GOD HAS CALLED ME THROUGH THIS WAY, I HAVE WILLED AND GIVEN OUT
MOST OF MY PROPERTIES AND ASSETS TO MY IMMEDIATE AND EXTENDED FAMILY, AS
WELL AS FEW CLOSE FRIENDS. I WANT GOD TO BE MERCUFULL TO ME AND ACCEPT MY
SOUL, AND SO I HAVE DECIDED TO GIVE ALMS TO CHARITY ORGANIZATIONS, AS I
WANT THIS TO BE ONE OF THE LAST GOOD DEEDS I DID ON EARTH.


SO FAR, I HAVE DISTRIBUTED SO MUCH MONEY TO CHARITY ORGANIZATION
IN U.A.E IN ALGERIA AND MALAYSIA. NOW THAT MY HEALTH AS DETERIORETED SO
BADLY,I CAN NOT DO THIS MYSELF ANY MORE. I ONCED ASKED MY FAMILY
MEMBERS TO CLOSE ONE OF MY ACCOUNTS, AND DISTRIBUTE THE FUNDS WHICH I HAVE
GIVEN TO CHARITY ORGANIZATION IN BULGARIA AND PAKISTAN, THEY REFUSED AND
KEPT THE MONEY TO THEMSELF. HENCE I DO NOT TRUST THEM ANY MORE, AS THEY
SEEMS NOT TO BE CONTENT WITH WHAT I HAVE LEFT FOR THEM.


THE LAST OF THE FUNDS WHICH NO ONE KNOWS OF IS THE HUGE CASH
DEPOSIT OF ($8,000.000.000) IN EUROPE WITH A CARGO/ SHIPPING SECURITY
FIRM. I WANT TO KNOW IF YOU CAN BE OF GOOD HELP TO DISPATCH THE FUND
TO CHARITY ORGANIZATIONS. I HAVE SET ASIDE 20% PERCENT FOR YOU FOR YOUR
TIME AND PATIENCE. MAY GOD BE WITH YOU AS YOU HAVE DECIDED TO TAKE A BOLD
STEP TO HEAL THE WORLD WITH ME OR EVEN IN MY DEMISE ...... CONTACT ME AT
MY PRIVATE MAIL ADDRESS (bkosby@myway.com)

BEST REGARDS.

MR BEN KOSBY JUNIOR

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