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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.
• 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.
  • ivanbalakov@europe.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ivan" <ivanbalakov@europe.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: ivan_balakov72@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 17:58:45 +0200
Subject: I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU

Direktor Sir,

I am Mr. Ivan Balakov, I represent a top company
executive in Russia. I have a very sensitive and
private brief from this top executive to ask for your
partnership to re-profile funds over €20,000,000.00. I
will give the details, but in summary, the fund is
from a holding bank in Russia where we have a
considerable stake. Presently we have established a
profiling channel through our corresponding bank in
Western Europe. We need to present you/your company as
a management consultant to undertake and complete this
re-profiling job. This is a legitimate transaction. I
propose that you will be paid 8 % of this fund for
your proposed "management consultation invoiced
charges", for your assistance to re-profile this funds
appropriately, if I am able to reach terms with you.
Your information was given to me by a Russian friend
who has benefited from the favorable investment
climate in the United kingdom, especially in renowned
football clubs which we also have our eyes on.

If you are willing to render this assistance quietly,
please write back by email ivanbalakov@europe.com <mailto:ivanbalakov@europe.com> and
provide me with your confidential telephone number,
email address and corporate profile and I will provide
further details. Please keep this close to your chest
as much as possible; we can not afford any political
problems with Moscow. Whatever your decision, Write me
back. I look forward to it.

Regards,

Ivan Balakov

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