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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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Fraud email example:

From: "DUDI JADEL" <D_JADEL@YAHOO.CO.IN> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 01:56:43 +0100
Subject: MUTUAL BENEFIT

Dear friend,

It is indeed my pleasure to write to you this letter, which I believe
will be a suprise,as we are both complete strangers.

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

My name is JADEL DUDI, 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 carring 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 particularlylived my life so
well, as I never really cared for anyone not even myself but my
business travelling having fun with different men.

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 I have a second chance to come to this world I would
live my life a different way from how I have lived it, now that it is dark for
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 since I did no marry any man because I am rich.

To correct my wrong past life, 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,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 Twenty Four Million Dollars that I have with a Security Company in Europe I will want you to help me collect this deposit and dispatched it to charity organizations.

I have set aside 10% for you for your time and patience.
Thanks.
JADEL DUDI

NB
Please do not share my email address with anyone as I have received some emails from some unscrupulos people claim to be charity organisations
and other weird stories.

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