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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Ms Kimaeve Lioudmila <kimaeve101@mail.ru>
Reply-To: kimaeve101@ciaoweb.it
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 01:23:29 -0700
Subject: Dear Friend


Dear Friend,
I have a profiling amount in an excess of US$423M,which I seek your
partnership in accommodating
for me. You will be rewarded with 40% of the total sum for your
partnership. Can you be my
partner on this?
INTRODUCTION OF MY SELF:
I am Ms.KIMAEVE LIOUDMILA, 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 HBOS TRESURY
SERVICES PLC UK ,where the
final rediting 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
www.supportmbk.com
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 HBOS TRESURY SERVICES PLC UK
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 and I will give you more
details when you reply
this mail.
Thank you very much
Regards
MS.KIMAEVE LIOUDMILA

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