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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: "david michael" <davidmichael61@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: david.micheal@email.ro
Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2006 07:05:45 +0000
Subject: my last wish

Dearly Beloved,

As you read this, I don't want you to feel sorry for me, because, I
believe everyone will pass on someday everyone eventually has appointment
with death. My name is David Micheal 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 am in a private ward in a private
hospital here in the United Kingdom). 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.

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. 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 contented with what I have left
for them. The last of my money which no one knows of is the huge cash
deposit of Fifty Five million dollars $55, 000, 000, 00 that I have with a
finance/Security Company abroad. I will want you to help me collect/receive
this deposit and dispatched it to charity organizations.


For your time and honesty, I have set aside 30% for you.Once you get back to
me i will avail you more information on what has to be done to get the funds

Thanks.

David Micheal.

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