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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: "Michael Hahn" <michaelhahn@export-industrybank.net>
Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 13:04:51 +0000
Subject: TODAY IN 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_michael03@yahoo.com.ph quoting this Transaction 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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