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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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Fraud email example:

From: Aleksandr Yakov <yakos18@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <alekyakov@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 16:53:56 +0100
Subject: Hello...



Hello,

It is important you understand the reason for contacting you. I am Aleksandr Eduard Yakov personal assistant to Mikhail Khodorkovsky owner of YUKOS OIL (Russian largest oil company),chairman CEO: Menatep SBP Bank (a well reputable financial institution with its branches all over the world).
SOURCE OF FUNDS: I have a profiling amount of US$12.5M, which I seek you to accommodate for me. You will be rewarded with 40% for your partnership. Can you? I was authorized to make payment to the Agent's involved in the last oil deal with my boss.
The funds have since left the shores to a European Financial Institution where the final crediting is to be carried out. While I was on the process, my boss 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 posed as a threat to President Vladimir Putin Second Tenure as Russian president. Since then, I have placed on hold all transactions concerning this amount.
You can catch more of the story on this website: http://www.yukos.comhttp://news.ft.com/cms/4bb9612a-d254-11d8-b661-00000e2511c8.htmlhttp://www.hoovers.com/yukos/--ID__53700--/free-co-factsheet.xhtmlhttp://newsfromrussia.com/main/2003/11/13/51215.html YOUR ROLE: What I want from you is to stand as the Agent's for claim of the above mentioned sum and I will re-profile the funds with your data. Presently I am in England, United Kingdom. The transaction has to be concluded soon and as I confirm your readiness to proceed with me, I will provide you with details. Thank you very much.

Regards, Aleksandr E. Yakov
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