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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Olsom Berghart" <akings2005b@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: olsom40@walla.com
Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2005 19:50:08 +0000
Subject: INVESTMENT PROPOSAL

I am Mr Olsom Berghart a personal treasurer 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:
I have a profiling amount in an excess of FIFTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLAR
, 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
As a personal consultant to him, authority was handed over to me in
transferof 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 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.wjla.com/news/stories/0505/232340.html
http://www.opendemocracy.net/debates/article-3-56-1409.jspor
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.

I will provide you with the details.

Thank you very much


Regards
Olsom Berghart(Mr)

RESPOND TO MY SECURED E-MAIL: olsom40@walla.com


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