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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: "STEAVEN BROWN" <steavenbrown1@gmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: steavenbrown@excite.com
Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2005 19:26:56 -0700
Subject: TSUNAMI DONATIONS

Dear

My name is STEAVEN BROWN a merchant in Philippines, 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, but my business. Though I am very rich, I
was never generous and was always hostile to people. Only focused on my
business as that was the only thing I cared for, but now I regret all
the wrongs I have done against other people (Especially the poor).
Hence, I now know that there is more to life than just wanting to have or
make all the money in the world.

As a result of my present health condition, 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, Indian and Pakistan. Now that my health has
deteriorated so badly, I cannot do this myself anymore.

Unfortunately, when I mandated members of my family to close one of my
bank accounts in Switzerland 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. Now I want to
reprofile my London portfolio which amount to the total sum of
US$9.84Million in your name so that you can help me distribute the money to
charity organisations and people of the tsunami disaster. I deposited this
money with a finance/Security Company also based in London (UK). I want
you to me collect this deposit and dispatched it to charity
organizations and retain twenty percent (10%) of the funds for your efforts.

Please carefully consider this offer/request and reply me via my secure
email: steavenbrown@excite.com to enable me issue instructions to
thefinance/security firm to release the funds to you.

Regards,
STEAVEN BROWN

TSUNAMI DONATIONS


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