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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)
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • sashamashunya@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mrssasham1@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:20:25 +0100
Subject: GET BACK TO ME VERY URGENT

MRS. SASHA MASHUNYA
HEAD,
CENTRAL ACCOUNTING UNIT
YUKOS OIL CORPORATION
RUSSIA.


DEAR FRIEND,
MY NAME IS MRS. SASHA MASHUNYA, HEAD CENTRAL ACCOUNTING UNIT OF YUKOS OIL CORPORATION IN RUSSIA.

I HAVE THE DOCUMENTS OF FUNDS FOR ANAETHESIA GROUP PTY IN
OUR CENTRAL ACCOUNTING SYSTEM A COMPANY SECRETLY OWNED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF YUKOS OIL CORPORATION,MR MIKHAIL BORIS KHODORKOVSKY WHO WAS RECENTLY JAILED FOR FINANCING POLITICAL PARTIES IN RUSSIA (the union of right forces, led by Boris nemtsov, and yabloko, a liberal/social democratic
party led by Gregor yavlinsky).

http://www.supportmbk.com

http://newsfromrussia.com/main/2005/03/29/58914.html

http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Mikhail-Khodorkovsky

http://news.ft.com/cms/4bb9612a-d254-11d8-b661-00000e2511c8.html


THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FUNDS IN THE CENTRAL ACCOUNTING SYSTEM DUE FOR
PAYMENT TO ANAETHESIA GROUP PTY IS FIFTY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES
DOLLARS (USD$55,000,000.00).

DUE TO THE FACT THAT HIS FINANCES AND ASSETS HAVE BEEN FROZEN BY THE
RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT, HIS WIFE(MRS.INNA KHODORKOVSKY)HAS APPROACHED ME TO GET AN INDIVIDUAL OR PREFERABLY A COMPANY TO HELP RE PROFILE THE FUNDS IN THEIR NAME AND CONSEQUENTLY GET THEM TRANSFERRED OUT OF RUSSIA FOR INVESTMENT ON THEIR BEHALF.

I AM CONTACTING YOU IN THIS REGARDS BECAUSE SHE HAS AGREED TO
COMPENSATE US WITH 20% OF THE TOTAL SUM.

AS SOON AS I GET YOUR RESPONSE, I WILL SEND YOU THE NECESSARY DETAILS,
KINDLY FORWARD YOUR PERSONAL DETAILS LISTED BELOW TO ENABLE MY PERSONAL LAWYER DO THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTATIONS.

FULL NAME,
ADDRESS,
TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER.

FOR CONFIDENTIAL AND PRIVATE REASONS FORWARD YOUR PERSONAL DETAILS TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL: sashamashunya@yahoo.co.uk


REGARDS,
MRS. SASHA MASHUNYA,

Anti-fraud resources:

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