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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:
  • "keep this confidential" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • genevieve_lloyd1980@hotmail.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "Genevieve L." <genevieve_lloyd@financial.consultant.com> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 14:36:27 +0000
Subject: A Financial Consultation.

I am Ms Genevieve Lloyd and I represent Mr. Mikhail Khodorkovsky, The former C.E.O of Yukos Oil Company in Russia.

<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3213505.stm>

I have a very sensitive and confidential brief from this top (oligarch) to ask for your partnership in re-profiling funds over US$450 million. I will give the details, but in summary, the funds are ready to be airlifted via a diplomatic coverage to your location. The diplomat responsible for this airlifting will contact you on arrival and then invite you for inspection of the consignment. He will handle customs and every other authorizing department. This is a legitimate transaction. You will be paid 4% for your management fees.

All I need is a foreigner of your caliber to help me with some investment expertise.
All I need from you is that you accept to help me out as regards the receipt of this money which of course will be pumped into business ventures as would be suggested and guarded by your person. I know businesses of this nature would attract some money to complete. I am personally seeing to the financial aspect of this transaction, as I will provide every dime needed to complete this transaction. I will take the funding of this project personally.

If you are interested, please write back by email 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 I WILL APPRECIATE ALL RESPONSE AND FURTHER CORRESPONDENCE BE DIRECTED TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS:
Genevieve_lloyd1980@hotmail.co.uk

Please write back.

Genevieve Lloyd
genevieve_lloyd1980@hotmail.co.uk

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