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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: rowland terry <rowlandterry@alvilag.hu>
Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 16:38:58 +0200
Subject: BUSNIESS PARTNERSHIP.


Dear Friend,
I have a profiling amount in an excess of US$423M, which I
seek your partnership in accommodating for me. You will be
rewarded with 40% of the total sum for your partnership.
Can you be my partner on this?

INTRODUCTION OF MY SELF:
I am MR .ROWLAND TERRY, a personal secretary to Mikhail
Khodorkovsky the richest man in Russia and owner of the
following companies: Chairman CEO: YUKOS OIL (Russian Most
Largest Oil Company) Chairman CEO: Menatep SBP Bank (A well
reputable financial institution with its branches all over
the world)

SOURCE OF FUNDS:
The documents of the above funds in question was handed
over to me to be used in payment of an American oil
merchant for his last oil deal with my boss Mikhail
Khodorkovsky. Already the funds have been deposited with
HBOS TRESURY SERVICES PLC UK ,where the final crediting is
expected to be carried out.

While I was on the process, My Boss got arrested for his
involvement on politics in financing the leading and
opposing political parties (the Union of Right Forces, led
by Boris Nemtsov, and Yabloko, a liberal/social democratic
party led by Gregor Yavlinsky) which poses treat to
President Vladimir Putin second tenure as Russian
president. You can catch more of the story on this

http://newsfromrussia.com/main/2003/11/13/51215.html

YOUR ROLE:
All I need from you is to stand as the beneficiary of the
above quoted sum and I will arrange for the documentation
which will enable HBOS TRESURY SERVICES PLC UK transfer the
sum to you. I have decided to use this sum to relocate to
American continent and never to be connected to any of
Mikhail Khodorkovsky conglomerates.

The transaction has to be ! concluded in 2 weeks before
Mikhail Khodorkovsky is out on bail.As soo n as I get your
willingness to comply through my most private email address
{rowlandterry@teenmail.co.za] I will give you more details.

Thank you very much
Regards
MR .ROWLAND TERRY

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