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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: "siti0016 Gazeta.pl" <siti0016@gazeta.pl>
Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2008 02:20:51 -0700
Subject: ASSALLAMALLAKUM,


ATTN:ASSALLAMALLAKUM,

I AM A DAUGHTER OF LATE H.M SOERHARTO (PAK HARTO) FORMER INDONESIAN
PRESIDENT WHO DIED ON 27TH JANUARY 2008.IAM MARRIED TO MY HUSBAND WITH
CHILDREN.AFTER THE DEATH OF MY FATHER H.M SOERHARTO (PAK HARTO) THE NEW
GOVERNMENT OF INDONESIA STARTED CONFISCATING MY FATHERS PROPERTIES .MY
BROTHER, HUTOMO MANDALA PUTRA (TOMMY) WHOM MY FATHER WILLED MAJORITY OF HIS
PROPERTIES AND INVESTMENTS HAS A LOT OF INVESTMENT BOTH IN INDONESIA AND
SOME PART OF HE WORLD.

THERE HAS BEEN A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY WHICH HE HAS IN A BANK HERE IN
INDONESIA,THE NEW GOVERNMENT HAS NEVER HAD ANY IDEA OF THIS MONEY.IF THE NEW
GOVERNMENT HAVE IDEA OF THIS MONEY THE WILL SEIZE IT.HE, THEN INSTRUCTED ME
TO LOOK FOR A RELIABLE PERSON OR COMPANY THAT CAN CLAIM THIS MONEY THROUGH
MY HELP OF GUIDE LINES WHICH IAM GOING TO GIVE YOU.

HE, MY BROTHER, HUTOMO MANDALA PUTRA (TOMMY) WITH THE BANK DIRECTOR HAS
CONCERTEDLY CONCURRED IRREVOCABLY TO USE ANY NAME OR ACCOUNT YOU MAY SUPPLY
TO CLAM THIS MONEY FROM THE BANK HERE IN INDONESIA.I WOULD LIKE YOU TO BE
FRONTED AS A CONTRACTOR WITH MY BROTHER, HUTOMO MANDALA PUTRA'S (TOMMY)
COMPANY WHO HAS NOT BEEN PAID TO ENABLE THE BANK PAY THE MONEY TO YOU.

THE TOTAL AMOUNT IS US25.650 [TWENTY FIVE MILLION,SIX HUNDRED AND FIFTY
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY.WHAT I REQUIRE FROM YOU NOW IS YOU TO
FOLLOW MY INSTRUCTIONS ACCORDINGLY AND RECEIVE THE MONEY AS A CONTRACTOR
WITH MY BROTHERS COMPANY. WE WILL TALK OF YOUR PERCENTAGE AS WE
PROCEED.(INSYA ALLAH!)

I WILL FURNISH YOU WITH SOME VITAL INFORMATION AND THE DEPOSITORS NAME TO
ENABLE YOU MAKE A FORMAL APPLICATION TO THE BANK.THE MONEY WAS NOT DEPOSITED
BY HIMSELF.
THANK YOU.

SITI HARDIJANTI HASTUTI

PLEASE,REPLY ON THIS MAIL
BOX;sitihardijantihastuti@live.com<BOX%3Bsitihardijantihastuti@live.com>

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