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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.
  • salimd0@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Salim Ibrahim" <salim_ibrahim12@msn.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2005 19:00:19 +0000
Subject: SALIM


Dear Friend,

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 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.
Butnow 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 myselfanymore.

I once asked members of my family to closeone of my
accounts and distribute the money which I
have there to charity organization in Bulgaria
andPakistan, 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 five hundred thousand
u.s dollars) that I have with a finance/Security
Company abroad. I will want you to help me collect
this consignment and dispatch it to charity
organizations.

I have set aside 15% for you and for your time.

God be with you.

SALIM IBRAHIM
CONTACT ME WITH MY PERSONAL EMAIL.
salimd0@yahoo.com

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