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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • desmondwilfrred@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "desmond wilfred" <desmondwilfred5@msn.com>
Reply-To: desmondwilfrred@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 03:46:02 +0000
Subject: HELLO

Hello dear,

I am Mr. Desmond Wilfred, a merchant in Dubai, Arab
Emirate. I have been diagnosed with Cancer which was
discovered very late, due to my laxity in careing for
my health. It has defiled all forms of medicine, Right
now I have only about a few months to live, according
to my Medical Doctor. I have not particularly lived my
life so well, as I never really cared for myself but
the oil business. Though I am very rich, I was never
generous, I 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 and heal
me I would live my life a different way from how I
have lived it. I have sowed a seed for my healing 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 arms to charity
organizations and give succour and comfort to the less
priviledged of the Tsunami Victims, 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 India and Malaysia. Now that my
health has deteriorated so badly,I cannot do this my
self anymore. I once asked members of my family to
close one of my accounts in Saudi Bank and distribute
the money which I have there to charity organization
and to the less priviledged in Bulgaria and Sudan
Africa They cashed the money but kept it only to
themselves. Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as
they seem not to be contended with what I have left
for them already.

The last of my money which no one knows of is the huge
cash deposit of twenty two million dollars $ 22
million that I have in the Vault of a Financial
company in europe for safe keeping.
I want you to collect this deposit on my behalf and
disburse it to the Tsunami EarthQuake victims in Asia
for the less priviledged.

I will set aside 20% for you for your time and
efforts.
I need your urgent reply so that I will not have to go
on sarching for a credible person to handle this
project.

If you are okey with the condition, do not hesitate to
send me mail (desmondwilfrred@yahoo.co.uk} so that i can
furnish you up with all the informations needed.

I wish to hear from you soon.

God bless you.

Mr. Desmond


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