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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a "dying merchant" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "ameerdin" <ameerdin@terra.com.mx>
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 09:11:01 -0600
Subject: PLEASE,LOOK INTO THIS


From: Ameer Din.


Dear Friend,


My name is Ameer Din, A Bahrain national I have been
diagnosed with Oesophageal 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, Somalia 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 leftfor 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 finance House abroad.

I will want you to help me collect this deposit and despatch it to charity
organizations.

N/B:KINDLY NOTE THAT 20% of this funds must go to the tsunami victims and another 10% for your effort and time.

Regards,

Ameer Din.

I WOULD WANT YOU TO REACH ME VIA MY PRIVATE EMAIL:ameerdin1@o2.pl
IF YOU ARE WILLING TO ASSIST ME.

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