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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • ahpaul@mail2world.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Ahkmeed <saidik@web2mail.com>
Reply-To: ahpaul@mail2world.com
Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2006 20:40:27 +0200
Subject: Please do treat as urgent


Dear Friend,

My name is Ahkmeed Paul Saidik, a merchant in Dubai in U.A.E i have been diagnose with Esophageal cancer which was discovered very late, due to my laxity and incaring for my health. It has defiled all forms of medicine, and right now I have only about few months to live, according to medical experts.

I have never particularly lived my live so well, as I have never really cared for anyone not even myself but business. Though I am very rich, but not 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 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 will live my life in a different way from how I have lived before, now that God has called me through this way I have willed and given most of my properties assets to my immediate and extended family and as well as few close friends.

Now that my health has deteriorated so badly, I can not do this my self anymore, I once asked my family members to close one of my account and distribute the fund to charity organisation in Bulgaria and Pakistan, they refused and kept the money for 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 funds which no one knows about, it's a huge cash deposit of Thirty five million dollars($35,000,000,00) in Europe with a Finance/security firm.

I want to know if you can be of good help to dispatch this fund to charity organisation and for the developments of poor community and aid for the less privileged people.

I have set aside 30% percent of the total amount for you for your time and patience, May God be with you as you have decided to take a bold step to help and heal the world with me.

Please do note that I will be waiting to hear from you soonest on the email address below.
ahpaul@mail2world.com

Best regards

Ahkmeed Paul Saidik

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