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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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Fraud email example:

From: "TONY MORGAN" <tonymorgan102@tmorgan.net>
Reply-To: tonymorgan102@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 08:26:32 +0000
Subject: KIND ATTENTION

Dear friend

I am Mr. Tony Morgan Smith a personal treasurer to Mikhail Khodorkovsky
The Richest man in Russia and 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$100.5M, which I seek your
Partnership in accommodating for me. You will be rewarded with 4% 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 shore of Russia to Offshore Security
and Euope Credit Commssion Madrid Spain where it was deposited with a coded
name. 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:
www.yukos.com <http://www.yukos.com/> 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 Offshore Security and Euope Credit Commssion Madrid Spain hand over the
fund 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 readinesses to travel to spain for the clearing of the fund
from the company.it will be concluded as soon as i confirm your
readiness, I Will provide you
with the details.Thank you very much.


Regards


Tony Morgan Smith (Mr.)

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