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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: David Ellis <david_e102@email.ro>
Reply-To: mrdavid_ellis@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 19:02:50 +0300
Subject: TRUST & CONFIDENT



Hello,

My name is DAVID ELLIS, a nationality of United
Kingdom,I have been diagnosed with Esophageal cancer.
It has defiled allforms of medical treatment, and
right now I have only about a few months to live,
according to medical experts.I have notparticularly
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 familymembers 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 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 Eight Million USD that I have
with a finance/Security Company abroad. I will want
you to help me collect this deposit and despatch it to
charity organizations.

I have set aside 20% for you and for your time.


God be with you.

DAVID ELLIS




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Cv-ul tau ia 500 euro/luna!
http://500.myjob.ro

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