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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: vjgmBERMUDA PHILIPOL <bermuphil@netscape.net>
Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2005 01:04:37 +0100
Subject: HELLO jgf

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 BERMUDA PHILIPOL
a merchant
in PHILLIPINES,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 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, 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 united states dollars that I have
with a finance/Security
Company abroad. I will want you to help me collect this deposit and
dispatched it to charity organizations.

I have set aside twenty percent for you and for your
time.

My e-mmail address is: bermuphil@netscape.net

God be with you.

regards

BERMUDA PHILIPOL


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