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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: "M.Hassan" <hassan_mhassan@ummah.org>
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 20:23:15 -0400
Subject: Greeting with my Last Wish !


Mohammed Hassan
Reply To : hassan_mhassan@bondsmail.net

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 Hassan Mohammed 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 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 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 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 make sure your response is sent here : hassan_mhassan@bondsmail.net

Yours,

Hassan Mohammed.
KINDLY FULFILL MY LAST WISH

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