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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • emma_ahmed70@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • emmaahmed30@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: emma ahmed <emma_ahmed70@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: emmaahmed50@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 18:26:39 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Dear Beloved in Christ.


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: emma_ahmed70@yahoo.ca

No 20 Kofi Street

Off Avenue Road

Zambia

Republic of Zambia




Dear Beloved in Christ.



How are you today? hope you are fine.


Please permit me to introduce myself, I am emma ahmed

As you read this, I don't want you to feel sorry for

me,because, I believe everyone will die someday.

I was a Crude Oil merchant in Zambia,my spinal cord

was broken after the motor accident i had a year and six months

now. It has defiled all forms of medical treatment

no improvements I stay one place in the Hospital without walking,

this mail was written by one of the nurses who is in the

hospital here and hard promised to keep this secret.


I await for death any time from now may be in the> next few

months,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. 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 to charity organization,

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 cash deposit with

a Security Company . I will want you to help me

collect this deposit and distribute it to charity organizations.

If you feel up to it and you are honest


please contact me asap.on my private email: emmaahmed30@yahoo.fr


I shall proceed to inform you on how you get the donation from the

security company.


May God bless you as you do for mankind.


Yours in vineyard



- emma ahmed

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