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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: "REMANN " <remanndavid@rediffmail.com>
Date: 7 Jul 2007 11:53:11 -0000
Subject: URGENT NEED


Attention: Investment Proposal.I am the confidant of the ex-president of the philipines (Mr. Estrada) who was removed from power as you know. He has secretly informed me to contact you as well as liase with you to invest the sum of US$5.2.M (FIVE MILLION, TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS) which he deposited in a mortgagefinance company during his tenure.Now the proceedures are that you will be given the contact of the mortgage/finance company so that you will contact them to arrange on how to claim this money and deposit it into your bank account and further crediting to his account since he can not come out in the open to use this money.Upon request by you I can send to you the certificate of deposit of this amount for your assurance. We are willing to concede up to 25% of the total sum to you for all the anticipated help from you; hoping that it will cover all your expenditures before and after the transaction.However, we will desire that you will help us invest our share till we will be free to meet you up i
n your country for further talks, if this proposal is Ok by you, please write me back via this address so that&nbsp;I can give you all informations required by the mortgage/finance Co.
Best Regards.

Remann David.

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