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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
  • hajihassan12@gawab.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Haji Hassan" <hajihassan@earthlink.net>
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2006 17:49:03 -0700
Subject: MY GOOD WILL

Dear Friend,
Greetings in the name of the Lord,As you read this, I don't
want you to feel sorry for me,because, I know everyone will
die someday.
My name is Mr Haji Hassan, 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 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 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 have willed out most . I have willed out most of my property and assets to
my immediate and extended family members as well as a few
close friends.

I have decided to give alms to charity organizations,as I
want this 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 that 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 are not 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 bank in europe. I will want
you to help me collect this deposit and dispatch it to
charity organizations.I have set aside 10% for your time.
If you are interested in helping me out,contact me on hajihassan12@gawab.com,pleaase write with your personal email address for swift response.
Note: I will not give my money to the RED CROSS SOCIETY, I have my reasons, I want it to be dispatched individually to local charity homes.


Thanks.
Haji Hassan

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