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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "keep this confidential" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
• 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.
  • larisa2@katamail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Miss Larisa Sakaya" <sakaya20@anpmall.net>
Reply-To: <larisakaya2@katamail.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 14:20:53 +1030
Subject: Attention Please !!!!!




Greetings From Larisa Sosnitskaya

Dear Friend,

I am Larisa Sosnitskaya and I represent Mr. Mikhail Khodorkovsky the former
C.E.O 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
funds US46 Million. I will give the details, but in summary, the funds are
coming via A Prime Bank/Financial Institution. This is a legitimate
transaction.

You will be paid 20 percent as your commison/compensation for your active
efforts and contribution to the success of this transaction.

You can catch more of the story on This website below or you can watch more of
CNN or BBC to get more news about my boss.

http://www.mosnews.com/mn-files/khodorkovsky.shtml
http://www.mbktrial.com/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3213505.stm
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2005/04/11/041.html
http://www.nndb.com/people/633/000025558/

If you are interested, please do indicate by providing me with your
confidential telephone number,fax number and email address and I will provide
further details and instructions.Please keep this confidential as we cannot
afford more political problems. Please do respond to me back via email to
:larisa2@katamail.com very quick if you are interested. look forward to it.

Regards,
Larisa Sosnitskaya
email:larisa2@katamail.com


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