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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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Fraud email example:

From: "mrs rozita fibian" <mrsrozitafibian@msn.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2005 10:46:13 +0000
Subject: asi

DEAR FRIEND,

MY NAME IS MRS ROSZITA FIBIAN FRIEND TO MRS.LARISA NITSKAYA, PERSONAL
SECRETARY TO MR.BORIS MIKHAIL KHODORKOVSKY, THE ARRESTED CHAIRMAN/CEO OF
YUKOS OIL AND BANK MENATEP SPB IN RUSSIA.

MRS.LARISA NITSKAYA PROVIDED TO ME THE DOCUMENTS OF A LARGE AMOUNT OF
FUNDS WHICH MR.BORIS MIKHAIL HANDED OVER TO HER MRS.LARISA NITSKAYA BEFORE
HE WAS DETAINED AND NOW BEEN TRIED IN RUSSIA FOR FINANCING POLITICAL PARTIES
(THE UNION OF RIGHT FORCES, LED BY BORIS NEMTSOV AND YABLOKO, A
LIBERAL/SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY LED BY GREGOR YAVLINSKY) OPPOSED TO THE
GOVERNMENT OF MR.VLADMIR PUTIN, THE PRESIDENT THEREBY LEADING TO THE
FREEZING
OF HIS FINANCES AND ASSETS.

AFTER SEARCHING THROUGH THE BOOKS OF CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES I
AM CONTACTING YOU TO ASSIST ME TO RE-PROFILE THE FUNDS AND EQUALLY INVEST
SAME ON HIS BEHALF. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FUNDS TO BE RE- PROFILLED IS EIGHT
MILLION ,FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS (USD$8,500,000.00) AND YOU WILL BE PAID 10%
FOR YOUR MANAGEMENT SERVICES,5% SET OUT FOR EXPENCES AND SHALL BE REIMBURSE
TO BOTH PARTIES AFTER SUCCESSFULL CONCLUTION OF THE DEAL.


NB: YOU CAN READ MORE OF HIS ORDEAL FROM:

http://newsfromrussia.com/main/2005/03/29/58914.html
http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/politics/28.html?id_issue=11261041
http://www.supportmbk.com http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Mikhail-
Khodorkovsky



AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR ACCEPTANCE TO MY CONFIDENTIAL MAIL :
mrsrozitafibian@walla.com , I WILL SEND YOU THE NECESSARY DETAILS...


DETAILS NEEDED FROM YOU ARE:

1. FULL NAMES AND CONTACT ADDRESS
2. AGE
3. YOUR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
4. YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS

YOURS SINCERELY,

MRS ROSZITA FIBIAN


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