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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Fraud email example:

From: "larisak" <larisak@terra.com.mx>
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 19:27:02 +0200
Subject: FROM MRS. LARISA NITSKAYA


Dear friend,
I’m contacting you for this important proposal which needs to be concluded with urgency without delay, and my wish is that you do not turn it down rather give it an important attention please. My name is Mrs. Larisa Nitskaya. Personal Secretary to Mr. Boris Mikhail Khodorkovsky the arrested Chairman/CEO of Yukos Oil and Bank Manatep 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 political parties (the Union of Right Forces, led by Boris Nemtsov, and Yabloko, a liberal/social democratic party led by Gregor Yavlinsky) opposed to the government of Mr. Vladmir Puti, 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 Russia I am contacting you to assist me to re-profile the funds and equally invest it on his behalf.

The total amount of the funds to be re-profiled is two hundred and sixteen united state dollars (US$216,000,000.00), this payment will be made to you as payment for work executed for this company (Yukos Oil Corporation-Russia) and you will be paid 5% for your management and services.

As soon as I get your willingness to comply through my most private email address (larisak1@luxmail.com )I will give you more details.
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=11261041
http://www.supportmbk.com
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4041115.stm
http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Mikhail-Khodorkovsky



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