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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: "Kimaeava Lioudmila" <kimaeavalioudmila30@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 10:07:25 -0500
Subject: Partnership Proposal

Name:KIMAEVA LIOUDMILA
Email:kimalioudmil@hotmail.com

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Miss Kimaeva Lioudmila personal Secretary to Mikhail
Khodorkovsky the Richest man in Russia and owner of the following
companies, Chairman CEO: YUKOS OIL (Russian Largest Oil Company)
Chairman CEO: Menatep SBP Bank (A well reputable financial
institution with it’s Branches all over the world).

SOURCE OF FUNDS:
I have a profiling amount in an excess of US$24.5M, which I seek
your Partnership in accommodating for me. You will be rewarded with
25% of The total sum for your partnership. Can you be my partner on
this???

INTRODUCTION OF MY SELF:

As a personal secretary to him, authority Was handed over to me in
transfer of money of an American oil merchant For his last oil deal
with my boss Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Already the funds have left the
shore of Russia to an European private Bank where the final crediting
is expected to be carried out. While I was on the process, My Boss
got arrested for his Involvement in politics by 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 website:
http://www.yukos.com
http://news.ft.com/cms/4bb9612a-d254-11d8-b661-00000e2511c8.html
http://www.hoovers.com/yukos/--ID__53700--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml
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 re-profile the funds with your name, which will
enable The European bank 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.As Soon as I
confirm your readiness to conclude the transaction with me, I Will
provide you with the details.Please reach me through this email
address kimalioudmil@hotmail.com, for further corresponding.
Thank you very much.

Regards
Kimaeva Lioudmila.

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