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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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)
• 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.
  • brink_tim@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Tim Brinkman" <prestley_33@o2.pl> (may be fake)
Reply-To: brink_tim@yahoo.es
Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 17.48.34 +0200
Subject: Urgent Response

Dear Friend,
I am Tim Brinkman representing Mikhail Khordokovsky, the former CEO of Yukos Oil Company in Russia. I have a very
sensitive and confidential brief from this top (oligarch) to ask for your partnership in re-profiling fund over US$30 million presently
lodged in a security/finance firm vault. You will be provided details but in summary,this is a legitimate transaction, you will be rewarded
with twenty percent upon your management fees. If you are interested, please write back by email to: brink_tim@yahoo.es or
send a telefax to :+709574809900 and send your full name, private telephone/ fax numbers and will be given further details
regarding the procedures. Please keep this confidential as we can not afford more political problems. However, note that
promptly upon your interest/respond we can conclude this transaction within two weeks; do get back to me to confirm receipt
of this e-mail.Please get more info about the Yukos Oil ex-boss on the below sites:
http://newsfromrussia.com/main/2003/11/13/51215.html
http://www.supportmbk.com/mbk/mbk_bio.cfm
http://www.disinfopedia.org/wiki.phtml?title=Mikhail_B._Khodorkovsky
An indication of your acceptance to assist in this transaction towards receiving the fund for subsequent investment,endeavour
to suggest any viable business aimed to yield quick lucrative returns.I would require absolute secrecy towards ensuring a
smooth transaction.Despite for some illegitimate activities on the internet,you can rest be assured of this.
Regards,
Tim Brinkman

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