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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: "Richard Kharkov" <richarkharkov@weedmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: richarkharkov@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 15:28:44 +0400
Subject: your urgent reply is needed.

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Richard Kharkov and I represent Mr. Mikhail
Khordokovsky the former C.E.O of Yukos Oil Company in
Russia. I have a very sensitive and confidential brief
From this top (oligarch) to ask for your partnership
In re-profiling funds over US$15 million. I will give
The details, but in summary, the funds is Deposited in
a Security Company
This is a legitimate transaction. You
Will be paid 20% for your "management fees".

If you are interested, please write back by email
Richarkharkov@yahoo.com and provide me with your
Confidential telephone number, fax number and email
Address and I will provide further details and
Instructions. Please keep this confidential; we can’t
Afford more political problems. Finally, please note
That this must be concluded within two weeks. Please
Write back promptly. I will also suggest you visit
These news sites on the internet to be better informed
About this project.

http://www.winne.com/topinterviews/khodorkovsky.htm
http://newsfromrussia.com/main/2003/11/13/51215.html

http://www.supportmbk.com/mbk/mbk_bio.cfm

http://www.disinfopedia.org/wiki.phtml?title=Mikhail_B._Khodorkovsky

http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/moscow/khodorkovskyinterview.html

http://www.forbes.com/finance/lists/75/2004/LIR.jhtml?passListIdu&passYear
04&passListType=Person&uniqueId=M1IF&datatype=Person

http://mikhail_khodorkovsky_society.blogspot.com/

Write me back. I look forward to it.
Regards

Mr. Richard Kharkov

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