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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: "james walters" <jameswalters1@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 09:05:29 +0000
Subject: BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP!

Dear Sir/ Madam,

I have a profiling amount in an excess of US$17M,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 James Walters personal attorneyy 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 a security firm in Europe
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 the security firm
to release the consignment on your name before we commence procedures of
wiring the funds to your
account. I have decided to use my share to relocate to American
continent and never to be connected to any of Mikhail Khodorkovsky
conglomerates.

Contact me through email so that I will give you
more details.

Thank you very much.
Regards

Barr. James Walters.
PH:+44-7031911766
EMAIL:jameswalters@compaqnet.fr

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