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

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • aasisst@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS AMA S FORD" <aasisst@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: assist@mail.win.it
Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 12:41:59 +0000
Subject: Re : I will provide further information

Hi Dear ,

My name is MRS AMA S. FORD. I'm a Ghanian, and a
representative to MR MIKHAIL KHODORKOVSKY of Russia
and owner of the following companies: YUKOS OIL
(Russian Most Largest Oil Company)and MENATEP SBP
Bank.

As you may be aware there is an on going vindictive
quest to freeze all know assets belonging to the
familly of MR MIKHAIL KHODORKOVSKY regardless of how
it was acquired. Presently I am in control of TWO
MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS
ONLY,(USD$2.5m) belonging to him, which l been have
mandated to transfer into a nutral account, to evade
possible seizure.

As his representative here, i was mandated to transfer
the money to his account as a result of his last oil
deal with our government.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 treath to
President Vladimir Putin second tenure as Russian
president.

You can catch more of the story on this website:

(1) http://www.opendemocracy.net/debates/article-3-56-1409.jspor

(2) 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 The bank transfer the sum to you.
You may signify your interest by emailing me at which
I will provide further information.

A percentage accruable to each party is negotiable. I
will be happy to call you if you leave a number. Be
assured that this transaction is 100% risk free and
your participation will not bring you into any
disrepute as confidentiality is assured.

Regards
MRS AMA S FORD
Representative Yukos Oil Russia
Email -: aasisst@hotmail.com

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