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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "trunk boxes" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• This email message is a "dying merchant" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Al-sheikh Rahman" <al-sheikhrahman@myway.com>
Reply-To: sheikhrahman01@o2.pl
Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2006 20:57:10 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: CAN YOU BE TRUSTED...?


















Dear Friend, Greetings to you and Please permit me to introduce myself. I am AL-SHEIKH RAHMAN IBN-SAMMAD a Tunisia National and a crude oil Merchant before I was diagnosed with esophageal cancer which has defied all medical solutions, and according to medical experts I only have a few more months to live. As you read this you do not have to feel sorry for me, as it is a universal truth that we all must die someday, the only problem with mine though being that I have particularly not lived my life well in spite of my wealth and possessions as I never really cared for anyone (not even myself) but my business. Though I was very rich I was never generous to God almighty, I was never caring about people but only dedicated my time and resources on my business, as that was the only thing I cared about. But now I regret all this, as I now know that there is more to life than just accumulating all the wealth in the world as I lay helplessly on my sick bed.If I were given a second
chance to live again I sure would live my life a different way from howI have lived it owing to what has befallen me. As my last day’s approaches, I have already willed out most of my properties and assets to my immediate and extended family members as well as a few close friends. I also want my soul to be at peace with God and for him to be merciful on me and accept my soul, to this regard I have resolved to give my remaining funds to charity organizations as well as propagating the word of God, as I want this to stand as one of the last deeds I indulge in on earth before I die. Though I have already distributed money to some charity organizations, Now that my health has deteriorated so badly I can no longer continue with this myself and also I do not trust my immediate family members or friends on this as I have once asked them to close one of my accounts and distribute the funds therein to charity organizations in Bulgaria,Sri-Lanka India and Pakistan they greedily kept
the money to themselves.Hence I am contacting you with this as I have lost confidence in them because it is obvious they are not contended with what I have left for them. The last of my funds, which no one knows of, is a cash deposit of $30million usd stashed in two trunk boxes and declared as Africa art treasures which I have with a finance/Security Company in Europe. All I am asking of you is to assist me in making the collection of this deposit and dispatchingthe funds to any charity of your choice after keeping 20% of the funds for yourself and your family.10% of these funds should be to cover any expenses that might be incurred in the process of making this claims. Please contact me as soon as you get this email if you are capable and sincere to handle this transaction on my behalf so I can forward you with all relevant documents necessary for the claims and the name of the security firm where the funds are deposited. God bless you as I await words from you.Please inform
me as soon as possible if you are not interested so I can proceed to seek for someone else to carry out this on my behalf.I will send you a most recent picture of myself for your perusal. Please respond to me via my alternative email address: sheikhrahman01@o2.plMay God Bless you. AL-SHEIKH RAHMAN IBN-SAMMAD





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