419 scam: Nick Well <nickwell60@yahoo.com.ph> VERY URGENT PLS

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million united state dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a "Yukos oil" scam. The criminals who send such emails have no connection to Yukos Oil. The emails are usually sent from Nigeria. The only money that ever changes hands in this scam is from you to the criminals.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- p.p1630@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Nick Well <nickwell60@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: p.p1630@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 21:00:25 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: VERY URGENT PLS

Dear friend,

My name is Mr.Nick Well, Personal Assistant to Mr. Boris
Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the arrested Chairman/CEO of Yukos Oil and Bank
Menatep SPB in Russia who is presently in jail.

I have the documents of a large amount of funds which he handed over to
me before he was detained and tried in Russia for financing political
parties (the Union of Right Forces, led by Boris Nemtsov and Yabloko, a
Liberal/Social Democratic Party led by Gregor Yavlinsky) opposed to
the Government of Mr.Vladmir Putin, the current President of Russia,
thereby leading to the freezing of his finances and assets.

PLease You can read more about his ordeal from the following sites:

Http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3213505.stm
Http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3042850.stm
Http://www.supportmbk.com
Http://newsfromrussia.com/main/2005/03/29/58914.html
Http://news.ft.com/cms/4bb9612a-d254-11d8-b661-00000e2511c8.html

After searching through the books of your Country's Chambers of
Commerce and Industries, I am convinced to contacting you to assist me to
re-profile the funds and equally invest same on his behalf under your supervission. The total
amount of funds to be re-profiled is one Hundred And Forty Six Million United State
Dollars (USD$146,000,000.00) and you will be paid 20% of the total sum for your management
services.

NOTE: As soon as I receive your acceptance through my personal email address: (p.p1630@yahoo.com.hk)
I will send you the necessary detail informations to expedite action on the fund re-profile. Thank you

Yours Sincerely,
Mr.Nick Well

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