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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: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: wcampbell@strompost.com
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:05:52 +0700 (ICT)
Subject: FROM MR CAMPBELL WILLIAM


FROM MR CAMPBELL WILLIAM
MANCHESTER (WA) 20515

Greetings,

As you read this, I don't want you to feel sorry for me, because, I believe
everyone will die someday. My name is Mr. Campbell William, from
New-Zealand base in London, I have been diagnosed with esophageal cancer,
which was discovered very late, due to my laxity in carrying 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 since lost my power of speech and can only manage to write now, as
that has been the only way I am able to communicate. 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 is 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. Now that I know my time is near, 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
did on earth. So far, I have distributed money to some charity
organizations in UK, Brazil and Ireland. 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 donate the money,
which I have there to charity organization in Bulgaria, 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 only few of them
knows of is the huge cash deposit that I have with my Bank in London. I
will want you to help me collect this deposit and dispatched it to charity
organizations.

Regards,
MR Campbell William



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