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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 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.
  • housainelamin@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "HUSAIN EL AMIN" <husaimelamin.care@sympatico.ca>
Reply-To: housainelamin@excite.com
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 09:06:03 +0000
Subject: GREETINGS!!

DEAR BELOVED.


As you read this, I don't want you to feel sorry forme, because, I believe
everyone will die someday. My name is Houssain El Amin a merchant in Tunisa
and Dubai.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 businesses.


Though I am very rich, I was never generous,I was always hostile to
peopleand 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 in 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, Malaysia and some
countries in Africa. 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 contented with what I have
left for them. The last of my money which no one knows of is the huge cash
deposit of Eleven Million United States Dollars $11,000,000,00 that I
have with a Security Company abroad.


I will want you to help me collect this deposit and dispatched it to
charity organizations. I have set aside 10% for you, your time and also any
expenses incured during this assignment. God be with you.


Kindly
reply me on my confidential email account :
housainelamin@excite.com

God bless you greatly as you do.

Regards,


Houssain El Amin.

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