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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: "M B" <mailbox663@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: tatafrankj@ny.com
Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 03:32:50 -0800
Subject: Immediate responce needed

Dear Friend,

Please as you read this, I don't want you to feel sorry for me, because, I
believe everyone will die someday. My name is Frank Tata, a merchant in
Dubai, in the U.A.E.I have been diagnosed with esophageal cancer which was
discovered very late, due to my laxity in carrying for my health. It has
defiled all forms of medicine, 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 focus 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 properties and assets to my
immediate and extended family members and as well as a few close friends. I
want God to be merciful 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 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 my self any more. 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 four million dollars that I have with a security
company in London England. And i deposited it as a diplomatic valuable not
as cash and the security company does not know what is insider the box.

I will want you to help me collect this deposit and dispatched it to charity
organizations.

I have set aside 20% for you for your time and patience.
God be with you.

Frank Tata.

NB: please you and i are the only people that know the content of this trunk
box,pls do not disclose it to anyone. And get back to me for more
information.

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