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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)
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a "dying merchant" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Usha Bongain" <ushabongain2010@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: ushabongain2010@hotmail.com
Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2006 05:40:34 +0100
Subject: Re:For Your Perusal


Dear Friend

As you read this, I don't want you to feel sorry for me, because, I believe everyone will die someday. My name is Usha Bongain, a merchant in Dubai, in the U.A.E.I have been diagnosed with esophageal cancer caring for my health. It has defiled all forms of medicine, 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. Though I am very rich, I was never generous, I was always hostile to people and only focus 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 properties and assets to my immediate and extended family members and as well as a few close friends.

I want God to be merciful to me and accept my soul and so, I have decided to give arms 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, Indonesia and Malaysia and host of others. Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this my self any more. I once asked members of my family to close one of my accounts and distribute the money which I have accounts 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 Twenty Four Million Dollars USD 24m Dollars placed as CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS & INSURANCE BOND IN 2 SAFE TRUNK BOX that I have with a Firm in Asia. I would want you to help me collect this deposit in safe consignments and dispatched it to charity organizations. I have set aside 20% for you for your time and patience.

Please reply me stating your address, your telephone number to enable me give you a mandate.

God be with you.

Edward Brown behalf of

Usha Bongain

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