419 scam: Mr Martin George <ews5703@att.net> RE: From Mr Martin George***

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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:

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 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.

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Martin George <ews5703@att.net>
Reply-To: hhpt.2324@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2011 18:33:17 -0800 (PST)
Subject: RE: From Mr Martin George***

Dear friend,

My name is Mr Martin George, 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 current President 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://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 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 one hundred Forty Six Million United State Dollars (USD$146,000,000.00) and you will be paid 20% for your management services.

I will send you the necessary details and my personal identification

documents.

Yours Sincerely,

Mr Martin George

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