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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: "Muayed Abdul Faisal" <muayedabdul101@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: muayedabdul1@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2005 15:53:03 -0800
Subject: For Charity(Muayed Abdul Faisal)

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 Muayed Abdul Faisal, a business
merchant.I have been diagnosed with lung cancer. It has defiled all forms of
medical treatment, and right now I have only about a few years
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, 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 hemselves.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
dollar(US$10,000,000), that I have with a security company abroad.
Acknowledge this message so that I can introduce you to my Attorney 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.I will inturn give you a good %(percentage on
agreed terms for your help to me)And also you can use part of it for
investments to up keep yourself and your family.
Waiting to hear from you .
pls write back to me as soon as possible.
Thanks.
God be with you

Regards
Muayed Abdul Faisal

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