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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 state 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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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.
• 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.
  • doloigors@aol.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Igors Dolomanovs <igorsdo@live.nl>
Reply-To: doloigors@aol.co.uk
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:59:10 +0200
Subject: Urgent reply needed


PLEASE DO REPLY TO THE EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW:
doloigors@aol.co.uk

Dear Friend,

My name is Mr. Igors Dolomanovs, Personal Assistant to Mr. Boris Mikhail =
Khodorkovsky, the arrested Chairman/ CEO of Yukos Oil and Bank Menatep SPB in =
Russia who is presently in jail.

I have the documents of a large amount of funds which he handed over to me =
before he was detained and tried in Russia for financing political parties =
(the Union of Right Forces, led by Boris Nemtsov and Yabloko, a Liberal/ =
Social Democratic Party led by Gregor Yavlinsky) opposed to the Government of =
Mr. Vladmir Putin, the former President and now the current Prime Minister of =
Russia, thereby leading to the freezing of his finances and assets.

You can read more about his ordeal from the following sites:
Http://www.supportmbk.com
Http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3042850.stm
Http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Mikhail-Khodorkovsky

After searching through the books of your Country's Chambers of Commerce and =
Industries here in Russia, I am contacting you to assist me to re-profile the =
funds and equally invest same on his behalf. The total amount of funds to be =
re-profiled is Sixteen Million United State Dollars (USD$16,000,000.00) and =
you will be paid 20% for your management services.
All I need from you is to stand as the beneficiary of the above quoted Sum =
and I will re-profile the fundwith your name, which will enable the European =
Bank transfer the sum to you.

As soon as I receive your acceptance through my personal email address below: =

doloigors@aol.co.uk

I will send you the necessary details and my personal identification =
documents.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Igors Dolomanovs

Yukos Oil/Gas and Bank Menatep SPB

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