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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.

Fraud email example:

From: larisa Sosnitskaya <larisskaya_36@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <larisskaya_78@myway.com>
Date: Sun, 27 May 2007 05:06:28 +0100
Subject: THINK ABOUT THIS/DEAR SIR/MADAM/THIS IS PERSONAL TO YOU



Dear Friend, I am Larisa Sosnitskaya and I represent Mr. MikhailKhordokovsky the former C.E.O of Yukos Oil Company inRussia. I have a very sensitive and confidential brief from this top (oligarch) to ask for yourpartnership in re-profiling funds US$46 Million. Iwill give the details, but in summary, the funds are coming via Bank Menatep. This is a legitimatetransaction. You will be paid 20% as yourcommison/compensation for your active efforts andcontribution to the success of this transaction. You can catch more of the story on This website belowor you can watch more of CNN or BBC to get more newsabout my boss.
If you are interested, please do indicate byproviding me with your confidential telephonenumber,fax number and email address and I will provide further details and instructions. Please keepthis confidential as we cannot afford more politicalproblems. Please do send me your response as soon aspossible via my either of my personal emails.Email, larisskaya_99@myway.comlook forward to it. Regards,Larisa Sosnitskaya Sosnitskaya LAR



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