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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "PROF.JONG KIM" <jongmoo_ru@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2007 01:48:08 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: RE' TRANSACTION.


Dear ,

I am Prof. Jong Moo Kim a personal Friend and adviser to Mikhail Khodorkovsky,Chairman CEO of the following companies: YUKOS OIL "one of Russian Largest Oil Company" Menatep SBP Bank.

SOURCE OF FUNDS:
I have a profiling amount in an excess of 90,500,000 dollar (Ninety million Five Hundred Thousand United States dollars) which I seek your Partnership in accommodating for me.You will be rewarded with a good percentage of the total sum for your partnership.

INTRODUCTION OF MY SELF, As a personal consultant to him, authority Was handed over to me in transfer of money of an American oil merchant For his last oil deal with my boss Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Already the funds have left the shore of Russia to an European private Bank where the final crediting is expected to be carried out. While I was on the process, My Boss/Friend got arrested for his Involvement in politics by financing the leading And opposing political parties (the Union of Right Forces, led by Boris Nemtsov, and Yabloko, a Liberal/Social Democratic Party Led by Gregor Yavlinsky) which poses treat to President Vladimir Putin Second Tenure as Russian president. You can catch more of the story on This website:

http://newsfromrussia.com/main/2003/11/13/51215.html
http://news.ft.com/cms/4bb9612a-d254-11d8-b661-00000e2511c8.html
http://www.hoovers.com/yukos/--ID__53700--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml
http://newsfromrussia.com/main/2003/11/13/51215.html

YOUR ROLE:
All I need from you is to stand as the beneficiary of the Above quoted
Sum and I will re-profile the funds with your name, which will enable The European bank transfer the sum to you. I have decided to use this sum to relocate to American continent and never to be connected to any of Mikhail khodorkovsky conglomerates.
The transaction has to be concluded in 7 to 14 bank working days from when you have indicated your interest towards this transaction and also my confirmation of your readiness to conclude the transaction with me. Get back to me once you are interested.
Thank you very much.

Regards,

Prof. Jong Moo Kim.

NB: IGNORE THIS MAIL IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED IN THE OFFER AND ALSO IF YOU CAN NOT HANDLE LARGE SUMS OF MONEY.


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