419 scam: "IMRE ZSOLDOS"<REDOS203@GMAIL.COM> BEQUEST

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",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)
- "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.
- redos203@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "IMRE ZSOLDOS" (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2010 11:59:15 -0700
Subject: BEQUEST

Dear Friend,

My name is Mr. Imre Zsoldos, 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 tome before he was detained and tried in
Russia for financing politicalparties (the Union of Right Forces, led by
Boris Nemtsov and Yabloko, a Liberal/ Social Democratic Party led by Gregor
Yavlinsky) opposed tothe Government of Mr. Vladmir Putin, the current
President of Russia,there by 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://newsfromrussia.com/main/2005/03/29/58914.html
Http://news.ft.com/cms/4bb9612a-d254-11d8-b661-00000e2511c8.html
Http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3213505.stm
Http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3042850.stm After searching through
the books of your Country's Chambers ofCommerce and Industries here in
Russia, I am contacting you to assistme to re-profile the funds and
equally invest same on his behalf.

The total amount of funds to be re-profiled is Forty Six Million
UnitedState Dollars (USD46,000,000.00) and you will be paid 20% for your
management services.

As soon as I receive your acceptance through my personal email
address:redos203@gmail.com, I will send you the necessary details and my
personal identification documents.

Yours Sincely
Mr. Imre Zsoldos

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