419 scam: "Platon Lebedev"<platolebede@hotmail.com> Confirm Receipt.

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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Platon Lebedev" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <platolebedev101@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2011 07:49:50 -0500
Subject: Confirm Receipt.

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Mr. Platon Lebedev,I represent a top company executive in Russia . I have a
very sensitive and private brief from this top executive to ask for your
partnership to re-profile funds over $10.5 million Dollars.I will give the
details, but in summary, the fund is from a holding bank in Citibank where we
have a considerable stake. Presently we have established a profiling channel
through our corresponding bankin Western Europe .

We need to present You/your Company as a management consultant to undertake and
complete this re-profiling job. This is a legitimate transaction. I propose that
you will be paid 8 % of this fund for your proposed “management consultation
invoiced charges”, for your assistance to re-profile this funds appropriately,
if I am able to reach terms with you.

If you are willing to render this assistance quietly,please write back by email
and provide me with your confidential telephone number, email address and
corporate profile and I will provide further details.Please keep this close to
your chest as much as possible; we cannot afford any political problems with
Moscow . Whatever your decision, Write me back. I look forward to it.

Regards,

Platon Lebedev

Investment Management

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