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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: "alexei zakharenko" <alexeizakharenko_3@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 15:02:09 +0000
Subject: REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE !!!!!!

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Mr Alexei Zakharenko 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 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 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

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.
The transaction has to be concluded before Mikhail Khodorkovsky is out from
jail. 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

Alexei Zakharenko(Mr)

PLS RESPOND TO MY SECURED E-MAIL: AlexZakharenko@netscape.net

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