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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• This email message is a "dying merchant" scam.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • salim_ibrahim11@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Salim Ibrahim" <lim_ibrahim11@msn.com>
Reply-To: salim_ibrahim11@msn.com
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 02:13:35 +0000
Subject: HONEST ASSISTANCE !!!

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 Salim Ibrahim 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 amvery 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,

Salim Ibrahim .

NB:REPLY ME THROUGH MY CONFIDENTAIL EMAIL ADDRESS:

salim_ibrahim11@myway.com

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