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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: "kime lioudmila" <kime_lioudmila@msn.com>
Reply-To: kime_lioudmila@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 01:59:41 +0000
Subject: VERY URGENT AND IMPORTANT.

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 Ms.KIMAEVA LIOUDMILA, 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 since he has been sentence to prison.

As soon as I get your willingness to comply through my most private
email address [kime_lioudmila@yahoo.co.uk] I will give you more details.

Thank you very much.
Regards,
KIMAEVE LIOUDMILA.

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