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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: "Joseph Brown" <joey3k@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 09:14:48 +0000
Subject: HELLO

DEAR FRIEND,

MY NAME IS JOSEPH BROWN,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 INCARING 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 NEVER PARTICULARLY LIVE MY LIFE SO WELL,AS I NEVER REALLY CARED FOR
ANYONE NOT EVEN MYSELF BUT MY
BUSINESS.THOUGH I AM VERY RICH,BUT WAS NEVER GENEROUS,I WAS ALWAYS HOSTILE
TO PEOPLE AND I 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 GOD GIVES ME A SECOND CHANCE TO COME TO THIS WORLD I WOULD
LIVE MY LIFE IN A DIFFRENT WAY FROM
HOW I HAVE LIVED BEFORE.NOW THAT GOD HAS CALLED ME THROUGH THIS WAY I HAVE
WILLED AND GIVEN MOST OF MY
PROPERTIES AND ASSETS TO MY IMMEDIATE AND EXTENDED FAMILY AND AS WELL AS FEW
CLOSE FRIENDS.

I WANT GOD TO BE MERCIFUL TO ME AND ACCEPT MY SOUL AND SO,I HAVE DECIDED TO
GIVE ALMS TO CHARITY
ORGANISATIONS,AS I WANT THIS TO BE ONE OF THE LAST GOOD DEEDS I DID ON
EARTH.SO FAR,I HAVE DISTRIBUTED
MONEY TO SOME CHARITY ORGANISATIONS IN THE U.A.E ALGERIA AND MALAYSIA.NOW
THAT MY HEALTH HAS
DETERIORATED SO BADLY,I CANNOT DO THIS MYSELF ANYMORE.I ONCED ASKED MY
FAMILY MEMBERS TO CLOSE ONE
OF MY ACCOUNTS AND DISTRIBUTE THE FUNDS WHICH I HAVE THERE TO CHARITY
ORGANISATION 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 THE
FUNDS WHICH NO ONE KNOWS OF IS
THE HUGE CASH DEPOSIT OF THIRTY FIVE MILLION DOLLERS($35,000,000,00) IN
EUROPE WITH A CARGO
SHIPPING/SECURITY FIRM.

I WANT TO KNOW IF YOU CAN BE OF GOOD HELP TO DISPATCH THIS FUNDS TO CHARITY
ORGANISATIONS.

I HAVE SET ASIDE 10%FOR YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND PATIENCE.

MAY GOD BE WITH YOU AS YOU HAVE DECIDED TO TAKE A BOLD STEP TO HEAL THE
WORLD WITH ME OR EVEN IN MY DEMISE...
PLEASE REPLY TO MY PRIVATE MAIL BOX ,AS I WILL ONLY BE BUSY
ACCESSING MY PRIVATE BOX browny3k@hotmail.com, WAITIMNG FOR YOUR REPLY.

BEST REGARDS,

JOSEPH.

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