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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Nikolay Sintsov." <pc3341@gmail.com>
Reply-To: nktsv01@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2015 03:10:21 -0800
Subject: Good day,

Good day,
I am Nikolay Sintsov, personal assistant to Mikhail Khodorkovsky, once
rated as the richest man in Russia and owner of YUKOS OIL (Russian
largest oil company),chairman CEO: Menatep SBP Bank (a well reputable
financial institution with its branches all over the world).

SOURCE OF FUNDS:
I have a profiling amount in an excess of US$15.5M, which I seek you
to accommodate for me. You will be rewarded with 40% of the total sum
for your partnership. Can you handle this? As his personal assistant,
I was authorized to transfer money of an American oil merchant for his
last oil deal with my boss Mikhail Khodorkovsky. The funds have since
left the shores of America to a European private
financial institution where the final crediting is to be carried out.
While I was on the process, my boss got arrested for his involvement
in politics by financing the leading and opposing political parties
(the Union of Right Forces, led by Boris Nemtsov, and Yabloko, a
liberal/social democratic party led by Gregor Yavlinsky), which posed
as a threat to President Vladimir Putin's second Tenure as Russian
president. Since then, I have placed on hold all transactions
concerning this amount. You can catch more of the story on this
website:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12082222
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/k/mikhail_b_khodorkovsky/index.html
http://www.winne.com/topinterviews/khodorkovsky.htm
http://www.infoplease.com/movies/khodorkovsky/116491

YOUR ROLE:
All I need from you is to stand as the beneficiary of the above
mentioned sum and I will re-profile the funds with your data, which
will enable the financial firm transfer the sum to you. I have decided
to use this sum to relocate to the American continent and never to be
connected to any of Mikhail Khodorkovsky conglomerates, presently I am
in London, for a hideout, The transaction has to be concluded as soon
and as I confirm your
readiness to proceed with me, I will provide you with details.

Thank you very much.

Regards,
Nikolay Sintsov.

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