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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "keep this confidential" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
• This email message is a "Yukos oil" scam. The criminals who send such emails have no connection to Yukos Oil. The emails are usually sent from Nigeria. The only money that ever changes hands in this scam is from you to the criminals.
• 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.
  • juliemarshalldep10@yahoo.it

Fraud email example:

From: "julie marshall" <julie_marshall01@msn.com>
Reply-To: juliemarshalldep10@yahoo.it
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 08:22:12 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY/LETTER OF INTENT.

   
Dear Sir/Madam,

I am JULIE MARSHALL and I represent Mr. Mikhail Khordokovsky the
former C.E.O of Yukos Oil Company in Russia. I have a very sensitive and
confidential brief from this top (oligarch) to ask for your partnership
in re-profiling funds over US$50 million. I will give the details, but
in summary, the funds are coming via Bank Menatep to a more secured
bank. This is a legitimate transaction. You will be paid 10% for your
"management fees".
If you are interested, please write back by email;
(juliemarshalldep10@yahoo.it), and provide me with your confidential telephone
number, fax number and email address and I will provide further details
and instructions. Please keep this confidential; we can’t afford more
political problems. Finally, please note that this must be concluded
within two weeks. Please write back promptly. I will also suggest you
visit these news sites on the internet to be better informed about this
project.
http://newsfromrussia.com/main/2003/11/13/51215.html
http://www.supportmbk.com/mbk/mbk_bio.cfm
http://www.disinfopedia.org/wiki.phtml?title=Mikhail_B._Khodorkovsky
http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/moscow/khodorkovskyinterview.html
http://www.forbes.com/finance/lists/75/2004/LIR.jhtml?passListId=75&passYear=2004&passListType=Person&uniqueId=M1IF&datatype=Person
http://mikhail_khodorkovsky_society.blogspot.com/
Write me back. I look forward to it.
Regards,
JULIE MARSHALL.

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