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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • alex-osipov@email.com

Fraud email example:

From: "ALEXANDER OSIPOV" <alex-osipov@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: alex-osipov@email.com
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 04:27:52 +0000
Subject: A WORTHWHILE PROPOSITION.....

DEAR SIR/MADAM,

MY NAME IS MR. ALEXANDER OSIPOV, ACCOUNT MANAGER TO MR.BORIS MIKHAIL
KHODORKOVSKY THE RUSSIAN OIL BILLIONIARE.THE ARRESTED CHAIRMAN/CEO OF YUKOS
OIL AND BANK MENATEP SPB IN RUSSIA.I HAVE THE DOCUMENTS OF A LARGE AMOUNT OF
FUNDS WHICH HE HANDED OVER TO ME BEFORE HE WAS DETAINED AND NOW BEEN TRIED
IN RUSSIA FOR FINANCING POLITICALPARTIES (THE UNION OF RIGHT FORCES, LED BY
BORIS NEMTSOV AND YABLOKO,ALIBERAL/SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY LED BY GREGOR
YAVLINSKY) OPPOSED TO THEGOVERNMENT OF MR.VLADMIR PUTIN.

THE PRESIDENT THEREBY LEADING TO THE FREEZING OF HIS FINANCES AND
ASSETS.AFTER SEARCHING THROUGH THE BOOKS OF YOUR COUNTRY'S CHAMBERS OF
COMMERCE ANDINDUSTRIES HERE IN UK. 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 EIGHTY SIX MILLION
DOLLARS(USD$86,000,000.00).AND YOU WILL BE PAID 10% FOR YOUR MANAGEMENT
SERVICES.AND THE REST PERCENTAGE WILL BE INVESTED IN YOUR COMPANY OR
BUSINESS OF YOUR CHOICE WHICH WILL BE MANAGED BY YOU.

AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR ACCEPTANCE, I WILL GET BACK TO YOU ON HOW WE HAVE
TO PROCEED TOGETHER IN TRUTH ON THIS MUTUAL BENEFICIAL TRANSACTION.

YOURS TRUTHFULLY,
MR. ALEXANDER OSIPOV

NB: FOR MORE INFORMATIONS ON MR.BORIS MIKHAIL KHODORKOVSKY ISSUE,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-Khodorkov

Alternative email : alex-osipov@email.com

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