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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.
  • jndavis0@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "John Davis" <jndavis66@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: jndavis0@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2007 04:03:43 -0400
Subject: Act on my directions:From John Davis to you.

Greetings ,

As you read this, I dont want you to feel sorry for me, because, I believe
everyone will die someday. My name is John Davis a merchant in Toronto,
Canada . 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 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 if given a
second chance to come to this world I would live my life a different way
from how I have lived it. Due to this illness,I have willed and given most
of my properties and assets to my immediate and extended family members as
well as a few close friends.

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 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 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 finance/Security
Company abroad.

I will want you to help me collect this deposit and dispatch it to charity
organizations. I have set aside 20% from the total amount $18,000,000,00 for
you and for your time . Do send your reply to jndavis0@hotmail.com

Yours Faithfully,

John Davis.

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