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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:
  • "million british pounds" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Larissa Nitskaya" <lnatyiana6013@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 16:34:26 +0000
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE

DEAR FRIEND,


MY NAME IS MRS.LARISA NITSKAYA, PERSONAL SECRETARY TO MR.BORIS MIKHAIL
KHODORKOVSKY, THE ARRESTED CHAIRMAN/CEO OF YUKOS OIL AND BANK MENATEP SPB IN
RUSSIA. I HAVE THE DOCUMENTS OF A LARGE AMOUNT OF HIS FUNDS IN AFRICA WHICH
HE HANDED OVER TO ME BEFORE HE WAS DETAINED AND NOW BEEN TRIED IN RUSSIA FOR
FINANCING POLITICAL PARTIES (THE UNION OF RIGHTFORCES, LED BY BORIS NEMTSOV
AND YABLOKO, ALIBERAL/SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY LED BY GREGORYAVLINSKY)
OPPOSED TO THE GOVERNMENT OF MR.VLADMIRPUTIN, THE PRESIDENT THEREBY LEADING
TO THE FREEZING OF HIS FINANCES AND ASSETS.

AFTER SEARCHING THROUGH THE BOOKS OF YOUR COUNTRY'S CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND
INDUSTRIES HERE IN AFRICA, 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 BERE-PROFILLED IS SEVENTEEN MILLION BRITISH POUNDS(17,000,000.00 POUNDS)
AND YOU WILL BE PAID 10% FOR YOUR MANAGEMENT SERVICES.

AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR ACCEPTANCE, I WILL SEND YOU THE NECESSARY DETAILS
AND MY IDENTIFICATION.

YOURS SINCERELY,
MRS.LARISA NITSKAYA.

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=11261041http://www.supportmbk.com

http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Mikhail-Khodorkovsky

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