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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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• This email message is a "dying merchant" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Jamil Rajev" <jamiljev@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: jamilrajev@i12.com
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 13:05:14 -0500
Subject: FROM MR JAMIL RAJEV

Dear Friend,

As you read this, I don't want you to feel sorry forme, because, I believe
everyone will die someday. My name is Jamil Rajev, 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 in caring 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 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 focus on my business as that was the only thing I cared for. But
now I regret all these 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 properties
and assets to my immediate and extended family members and as well as a 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 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 my self any more.

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 four million dollars that I have with a Finance/security company in
Europe. I will want you to help me collect this deposit and dispatch it to
charity organizations.

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

God be with you.

Jamil Rajev



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