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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• 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.
  • drjmserviceses@yahoo.dk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Joseph Michael" <drjmserviceses@yahoo.dk>
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2007 16:07:08 +0600
Subject: (URGENT) Your Response Is Needed!!!!

Dear Sir/Madam,

As you read this, I don't want you to feel sorry for me, because, I believe
everyone will die someday.

My name is Dr Joseph Michael, a merchant in Dubai, in the U.A.E.I have been
diagnosed with Esophageal
Cancer which was discovered very late, due to my laxity in carrying 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 but
my business. 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
and give succour and confort
to the less priviledged in our societies, 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 healthhas deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this my self 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
and to the less priviledged 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
fourteen million dollars($14m)
that I have with a Security Company in Europe for safe keeping. I will want
you to help me collect
this deposit and disburse it to some charity organizations and to the less
priviledged.

N/B:Kindly note that 40% of this funds must go to victims of Tsunami,
Hurricane Katrina , Hurricane
Wilma and South Asia Earthquake ,50% to other Charity Organizations around
the World and 10% for
your effort and time.

I cannot talk with you on the phone due to my health situation, as I am
using my Lap Top Computer
to communicate with you. You should respond to this e-mail if you are
interested in carrying
out this assignment on my behalf.

Please send me a mail to indicate if you will assist me in this
disbursement.

I await to hear from you, may God be with you and your entire family.

Remain blessed,
Dr. Joseph Michael
drjmserviceses@yahoo.dk

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