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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• This email message is a "dying merchant" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: YUNO KIMAN <yunokimpty@netscape.net>
Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2006 07:38:39 +0100
Subject: HOW IS IT.


Dear Friend,

I don't want you to feel sorry for
me because I believe everyone will
die someday. My name is Yuno Kiman,
a successful business Man, born in
Korean. 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 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
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 united
States dollars $18,000.000, 00
that I have with a finance/
Security firm abroad. I will
want you to help me collect
this deposit and dispatch it
to charity organizations.

I have set aside 20% for you for
your time and patience. Please
send a reply through this email
address with your full names
contact telephone & fax numbers
for confidential verbal details.

God bless with you.

YUNO KIMAN.

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