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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:
  • "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.
  • kim_lioudm101@yahoo.com.cn (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Kim Lioudm" <kimlioudm_2007@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2007 12:37:09 GMT
Subject: YOUR ATTENTION IS NEEDED !


Hello Friend,
I am Miss. Kimarva Lioudmila,the personal secretary to
Mr.Mikhail Khodorkovsky,the richest man in Russia and
the Head of the following companies: CEO; YUKOS OIL LTD.
(Russian Largest Oil Company),CEO; Menatep SBP Bank Plc.
I bring before you a profitable proposal that will benefit
the both of us.
I have a profiling amount of $11.2M,which I seek your partnership
in accommodating for me.
The documents of the above funds was handed over to me for the
payment of an American oil merchant for his last oil deal with my boss,
Mikhail Khodorkovsky.
Already the funds have been deposited somewhere in UK.
You can catch more of the story on this from:
http://newsfromrussia.com/main/2003/11/13/51215.html
If you are interested in my proposal,please mail me via my private ID:kim_lioudm101@yahoo.com.cn . I will give you more details of your role.
Please keep this confidential irrespective of your interest.
Regards,
Miss Kima Lioudm.

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