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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:

• 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.
  • rafeal_10@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Rafeal Colin" <rafealcolin_2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: rafeal_10@myway.com
Date: Sun, 02 Oct 2005 18:38:32 -0500
Subject: GOD BLESS YOU

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 Rafeal Colin a merchant in
Dubai, in the U.A.E.I have been diagnosed with Oesophageal 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 also 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 somecharity 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 eighteen million dollars $18,000,000,00 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. Please if you are will to assist me in this
endeavor you can get back to me on my personal email {rafeal_10@myway.com}.

God be with you.
Rafeal Colin.

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