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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: vladimirbalakov@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 14:34:25 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?VERY=20IMPORTANT=20MESSAGE?=

Dear President/CEO,

I am Vladimir Balakov 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$450 million. I will give
the details, but in summary, the funds are coming via
Security Company. This is a legitimate transaction. You
will be paid 4% for your "management fees".

If you are interested, please write back by email 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://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?passListId=75&passYear=2004&passListType=Person&uniqueId=M1IF&datatype=Person

http://mikhail_khodorkovsky_society.blogspot.com/

Write me back. I look forward to it.

Regards

V. Balakov.
REPLY TO: vbalakov2@yahoo.com



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