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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)
  • "million 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 "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: "MRS.LARISA NITSKAYA, " <9-1234@myway.com>
Reply-To: larisa_nits5@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 09:05:25 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: PLS ITS IMPORTANT YOU REPLY


DEAR FRIEND, MY NAME IS MRS.LARISA NITSKAYA, PERSONAL SECRETARYTO MR.BORIS MIKHAIL KHODORKOVSKY, THE ARRESTEDCHAIRMAN/CEO OF YUKOS OIL AND BANK MENATEP SPB INRUSSIA. I HAVE THE DOCUMENTS OF A LARGE AMOUNT OFFUNDS WHICH HE HANDED OVER TO ME BEFORE HE WASDETAINED AND NOW BEEN TRIED IN RUSSIA FOR FINANCINGPOLITICAL PARTIES (THE UNION OF RIGHT FORCES, LED BYBORIS NEMTSOV AND YABLOKO, A LIBERAL/SOCIAL DEMOCRATICPARTY LED BY GREGOR YAVLINSKY) OPPOSED TO THEGOVERNMENT OF MR.VLADMIR PUTIN, THE PRESIDENT THEREBYLEADING TO THE FREEZING OF HIS FINANCES AND ASSETS.AFTER SEARCHING THROUGH THE BOOKS OF YOUR COUNTRY'SCHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES HERE IN RUSSIA IAM CONTACTING YOU TO ASSIST ME TO RE-PROFILE THE FUNDSAND EQUALLY INVEST SAME ON HIS BEHALF. THE TOTALAMOUNT OF FUNDS TO BE RE-PROFILLED IS FORTY SIXMILLION DOLLARS (USD$46,000,000.00) AND YOU WILL BEPAID 20% FOR YOUR MANAGEMENT SERVICES.AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR ACCEPTANCE, I WILL SEND YOUTHE NECESSARY DETAILS AND MY
IDENTIFICATION. YOURS SINCERELY, MRS.LARISA NITSKAYA.NB: YOU CAN READ MORE OF HIS ORDEAL FROM:http://newsfromrussia.com/main/2005/03/29/58914.htmlhttp://www.interfax.ru/e/B/politics/28.html?id_issue=11261041http://www.supportmbk.comhttp://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Mikhail-Khodorkovsky

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