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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: "Saeed Ahmed" <contact_saeedmed@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 28 May 2005 15:06:31 +0000
Subject: PLEASE REPLY ME WITH HONESTY

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 Saeed Ahmed a merchant in Dubai, in
the U.A.E.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 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 twenty million dollars $20,000,000.00 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 10% for your time and service.

Please reply me with honesty as soon as you receive this mail.

God be with you.

Saeed Ahmed.

NB: FOR SAFETY AND CONFIDENTIAL REASONS YOU CAN ALSO SEND YOUR RESPONSE TO
MY DIRECT AND CONFIDENTAIL EMAIL ADDRESS AT:contact_saeedahmed@yahoo.ca

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