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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: "Dana Cobb" <mrsdanacobb101@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsdanacobb@walla.com
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 01:51:37 +0000
Subject: DEAR FRIEND

Dear friend,

My name is Dana Cobb 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 Inever
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 haveleft
for them.

The last of my money which no one knows of is the huge cash deposit
of(Twenty million five hundred thousand u.s dollars) that I have with a
finance/Security Company abroad. I will want you to help me collect this
consignment and dispatched it to charity organizations.

I have set aside 20% for you,then 10% for any expenses insured.

God be with you.

Dana Cobb

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