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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: "edmond obi" <edmondobi321@msn.com>
Reply-To: edmond123obi@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 07:18:20 +0000
Subject: Please Contact me ASAP

Please Contact me ASAP
Name: Edmond Zakharenko Obi
Email:
Dear friend

I am Mr. Edmond Zakharenko Obi a personal treasurer 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$100.5M, which I seek your
Partnership in accommodating for me. You will be rewarded with 4% of the
total sum for your partnership. Can you be my partner on this? INTRODUCTION
OF MY SELF As a personal consultant 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 a 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://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4105663
http://newsfromrussia.com/main/2003/11/13/51215.html
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050531/ap_on_bi_ge/russia_khodorkovsky
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.
Thank you very much

Regards
Edmond Zakharenko Obi (Mr.)
NOTE; for confidentiality reply to my private email:
edmondzakharenko@yahoo.co.uk

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