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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.
  • aliwaheedproject@gmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Ali Waheed" <assistaliwaheedproject@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: aliwaheedproject@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 01:14:03 +0000
Subject: charity

Dear beloved,
My name is Alli Waheed, A Bahrain national,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 wouldlive 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, Somalia
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 Eight Million
dollars($28,000,000,00) that I have with a finance House
abroad. I will want you to help me collect this deposit and despatch it
to charity organizations.
N/B:KINDLY NOTE THAT 20% of this funds must go to the tsunami
victims and another 10% for your effort and time.

Regards.
Alli Waheed
PLEASE I WILL LIKE YOU TO REPLY ME VIA MY EMAIL ADDRESS FOR CONFIDENTIALITY
PURPOSE:aliwaheedproject@gmail.com

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