419 scam: Vitya Shmara <vitya71@mail.ru> =?koi8-r?Q?_swindle

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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:

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:
- "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "death certificate" (this phrase is often used in inheritance scams such as next of kin or https://www.419scam.org/419-murdered-businessman.htm">orphan scams. )
- "lome togo" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2289828950 (Togo, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- invest_itcb@financier.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
- trust continental bank, (itcb) lome office. email: invest_itcb@financier.com alternative:info_itcb_fb@gawab.com tel/fax. :+ 228 221 (Financier; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: Vitya Shmara <vitya71@mail.ru>
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:20:19 +0300
Subject: =?koi8-r?Q?_swindle_=CD=CF=DB=C5=CE=C9=D3=D4=D7=CF?=

Dear Viti Nikolaew,

I am happy to hear from you and I will like you to know that the application needed not to waste time before it will be sent because it demands urgent attention. I want you to work together with me so that we will achieve this golding opportunity that God have giving to us. I will like you to know that I am doing everything so that all will be well for us to have a clean smooth and successful transaction.

What you have to do now is to be using a translator to translate what ever that is being sent to you so that the bank will understand it very well and do not translate this to Russia and even though you translate it to get very clear what you mean then by sending it to the bank you still have to send it in english. This is a translator to use, www.freetranslation.com / www.altavista.com so do act accordingly and fill up the form so as to send it to the bank in English.

I am here to cover your interest and to protect you from anything although we are not witnessing any act that will affect us because this is legit and we are to go normal banking inheritance procedure. Do be aware that I have some documents that justifies what we are claiming as for now I have with me the Deposit Certificate of my late client which I will be sent to you as we proceed and the Death Certificate that I will procure in the National Population Commission here within the next week.

I want you to know that we can work this out if you believe and I want you to realise that this opportunity worth concentration and trust as it is the key to success. I will like you to keep this transaction to yourself to avoid eyebrow as people around you might not like seeing you coming up with such opportunity and their awareness at this stage might affect our chances of having this fund from the bank due to the nature of this claim.

After the bank must have gone through the application and they approve that you are the next of kin which they will do because of my underground work that I have done and are about to do they will transfer this money into your account and I will be coming to your country as soon as the money is transferred into your account for the sharing of it according to the percentage stated before. It will take two weeks to have the money after applying to them.

There is need to be giving me calls for us to discuss orally on my private phone number below. I will like you to send the application on the both email address of the bank in making sure that it went so that they will have it and start working on it. Get back to me immediately you have send the application to they bank. I am waiting.

Mr.David Mensah.Esq
Tel: +228 982-89-50.
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THE TEXT OF APPLICATION.

ATTN : THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS,
INVESTMENT TRUST CONTINENTAL BANK,
(ITCB) LOME OFFICE.
EMAIL: invest_itcb@financier.com
ALTERNATIVE:info_itcb_fb@gawab.com
TEL/FAX. :+ 228 221 4658

Attn: Dr Christian Adams.
The Director of operations
Foreign deposit Dept,ITCB
Lome Togo.

Dear Sir,

RE: LETTER OF APPLICATION,RELEASE/ TRANSFER OF EIGHTEEN MILLION, NINE HUNDRED AND FIFTY UNITED STATES DOLLARS US$18.950.000,00

I Mr.....................an .................National wish to apply for the transfer of US$18.950,000.00 from the account N?87-534411-68 belonging to Mr George Nikolaew who died in a Car Accident few years ago. The above amount/ money was deposited in your bank by My late cousin Mr George Nikolaew who died in a Car Accident as I stated before.

I hereby declare that I am his cousin and the next of kin to late Mr George Nikolaew and wish that his proceeds which he left behind in your bank be transferred to my account which will be giving to you as soon as the approval is being made.

Please accept this late application as it was due to family concerning, consequent upon his funeral rights.

I hope you will understand and expedite action.

Personal Information as follows.

Name:.........................................
Address:......................................
Tel:..................Fax:....................
Email:.........................................
Occupation...................................
Thanks for your anticipated co-operation.

Yours faithfully,
Name & Signature
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