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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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Fraud email example:

From: "hahn michael" <hahn_michael03@exportandindustrybankplc.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Jun 2005 00:45:29 +0000
Subject: URGENT FROM PHILIPPINES

MR. MICHAEL HAHN
EXPORT AND INDUSTRY BANK,
DAGUPAN BRANCH,
REPUBLIC OF PHILIPPINES.
Dear Sir/Madam,
This proposal may be of a surprise to you, as we have not met in any way
before. I believe you will serve as a reliable source to be used to achieve
this aim, by trusting under your care the total sum of Very Large funds.

My name is Michael Hahn a National of Republic of de Philippines, Branch
Manager at Bank and the personal financial consultant to late Robert Rice,
who used to be a private contractor with the Sibneft Oil Trade (Siboil)
Russia.

On the 21st of April 2002 he was involved in an auto crash alongside his
wife and their three children all occupants of the vehicle unfortunately
lost their lives, since then I have made several enquiries with his
country's embassies to locate any of my clients extended relatives this has
also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts I decided to contact you with
this business partnership proposal, I have contacted you to assist in
repatriating the funds left behind by my client before they get
confiscated or declared unserviceable where these deposit was lodged.

The Company has issued me a notice to provide his next of kin otherwise
have the account confiscated within next week, since I have been
unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over two years now.

I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased so
the money can be paid to you, this will be disbursed in these percentages
70% to me and 25% to you while 5% would be armarked for any expenses
incurred during the collection of this funds.

All I require is your honest co-operation, confidentiality and trust to
enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee you that this will be
executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any
breach of the law.

If you are interested in assisting do contact me at my private email,
hahn_michael02@hotmail.com quoting this Tranaction number: EXP/01/6584, with
the following informations; your address and direct telephone and fax
numbers, your urgent response is highly anticipated and will be
appreciated.
Michael Hahn.

I WILL APPRECIATE YOUR INTEREST.

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