419 scam: "MRS LARISA SOSNITSKAYA"<fm.999@mcom.com> FROM MRS LARISA

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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.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
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)
- "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.
- lari_920@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS LARISA SOSNITSKAYA" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <lari_920@yahoo.es>
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 06:00:33 -0800
Subject: FROM MRS LARISA

DEAR FRIEND,

MY NAME IS MRS.LARISA SOSNITSKAYA, PERSONAL SECRETARY TO MR.BORIS
MIKHAIL HODORKOVSKY, 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 AND NOT PAYING TAXES (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 PRESIDENT THEREBY LEADING TO THE FREEZING OF HIS FINANCES
AND ASSETS.

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-PROFILLED IS FORTY SIX
MILLION DOLLARS (USD$46,000,000.00) AND YOU WILL BE PAID 40% FOR YOUR
MANAGEMENT SERVICES.

AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR ACCEPTANCE IN MY PERSONAL E-MAIL ADDRESS
THUS:lari_920@yahoo.es I WILL SEND YOU THE NECESSARY DETAILS AND MY
IDENTIFICATION.YOURS SINCERELY,

MRS.LARISA SOSNITSKAYA

NOTE THAT ANY RESPONSE TO THIS EMAIL WILL NOT BE APPRECIATED OR
ANSWERED PLEASE WRITE ME VIA MY PERSONAL EMAIL ADRRESS THUS:
lari_920@yahoo.es FOR FUTURE CORRESPONDENCE.
NB: YOU CAN READ MORE OF THIS DEAL FROM:
http://newsfromrussia.com/main/2005/03/29/58914.html
http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/politics/28.html?id_issue261041
http://www.supportmbk.com
http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Mikhail-Khodorkovsky

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