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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:

• 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.

Fraud email example:

From: "masnal roman" <masnal7@msn.com>
Reply-To: mrmasnal@moscowmail.com
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 14:24:57 +0000
Subject: INVESTMENT

Dear Sir / Madam,
Good day to you.

I have a profiling amount in an excess of US$150M, which I seek your
partnership in accommodating for me. You will be rewarded with 20% of
the total sum for your partnership. Can you be my partner on this?

INTRODUCTION OF MY SELF:

I am MR Roman Masnal a personal secretary 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:

The documents of the above funds in question was handed over to me to
be used in payment of an American oil merchant for his last oil deal
with my boss Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Already the funds have been deposited
with Bank Menatep Gibralter where the final crediting is expected to be
carried out. While I was on the process, My Boss got arrested for his
involvement on politics in 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 treat
to President Vladimir Putin second tenure as Russian president. You can
catch more of the story on this
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 arrange for the documentation which will enable Bank
Menatep Russia 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 in 2 weeks
because Mr. Mikhail Khodorkovsky has just been sentenced to 9 years
imprisonment.
Please reply me to let me know the following:

Firstly, if you can assist us
Secondly, if your account can carry this such amount without any problem
Thirdly, If I can trust you.

Please if you are also interested, I want you to send me your complete
information that will enable us process all the necessary documents that
will enable the bank transfer the funds without any problem.

I will appreciate if you can answer to this email as soon as you receive it,
because time is no longer on our side.

I will be happy to read from you.


Thank you very much

Regards
MR Roman Masnal

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