419 scam: "Mr. Frederick Arndt"<ureed@post.ru> REPLY

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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.
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. Frederick Arndt" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <frederick.arndt11111@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 5 May 2016 22:02:32 +0100
Subject: REPLY

Dear Sir

I am Mr. Frederick Arndt a personal treasurer to Mikhail Khodorkovsky,owner of the following Companies: Chairman CEO: 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$45M, which I seek your Partnership in accommodating for me. You will be
rewarded with 50% of the total sum for your partnership. Can you be my partner on this?

INTRODUCTION OF MY SELF: As a personal consultant to him,authority was handed over to me in transfer of money of an American oil merchant for
his last oil deal with my boss Mikhail Khodorkovsky.

Already the funds have left the shores of America to a European private Bank where the final crediting is expected 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 Poses a
treat to President Vladimir Putin Second Tenure as Russian president.

You can catch more of the story on this website:
http://www.khodorkovsky.com/ biography/yukos-2/https://en. wikipedia.org/wiki/Yukos

YOUR ROLE: All I need from you is to stand as the beneficiary of the Above quoted Sum and I will re-profile the funds with your Name, which
will enable The European bank transfer the sum to you. I Have decided to use this Sum to relocate to American Continent and never to be
connected to any Of Mikhail Khodorkovsky Conglomerates. The transaction has to be concluded soon and as I confirm Your readiness
to conclude the transaction with me, I Will provide you with the details.

Attach is a scan copy of my international passport for your perusal.

Thank you very much.

Regard.
Frederick Arndt (Mr.)

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