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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "diplomatic security company" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • charles_inlondon@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Charles Spencer" <charlesspencer8@gmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: charles_inlondon@myway.com
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 20:07:35 +0100
Subject: Before I DIE

Dear friend,

I have to say that I have no intentions of causing you any pains. My name is Mr.Charles Spencer ,am merchant in
London,taking treatment in London. now I have been diagnosed with prostate and esophageal cancer that was discovered very late due to lack of caring for my health. It has defiled all form 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 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 not contended with what I have left
for them.

The last of my money which no one knows of is the huge cash deposit of Two Million five hundred dollars ($2,500,000,00) that I have with a finance/Diplomatic Security Company in senegal . I will want you to help me collect this deposit and dispatch it to charity organizations.

N/B: KINDLY NOTE THAT 20% of this funds must go to the california fire victims,20% should go to the victims of hurricane in the United States of America and another 25% for your effort and time.

Please note that all correspondence as regards this project should be directed to my private Email:

charles_inlondon@myway.com

I await your prompt response.

Kind regards,
Mr Charles Spenser

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