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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: "VLADIMIR BALAKOV" <vladimir_balakov@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 16:58:50 +0000
Subject: inquiry please respond

Dear Sir,
I am Vladimir Balakov and I represent Mr. Mikhail Khordokovsky
the former C.E.O of Yukos Oil Company in Russia. I have a
very sensitive and confidential brief from this top
(oligarch) to ask for your partnership in re-profiling
funds over US$9.5 million. I will give the details, but in
summary, the funds are in europe.This is a legitimate transaction. You
will be paid your"management fees".
If you are interested, please write back by email and
provide me with your confidential telephone number, fax
number and email address and I will provide further details
and instructions. Please keep this confidential; we cant
afford more political problems.Finally, please note that
this must be concluded soonest.
Please write back promptly. I will also suggest you visit
these news sites on the internet to be better informed
about this project.

http://newsfromrussia.com/main/2003/11/13/51215.html

http://www.supportmbk.com/mbk/mbk_bio.cfm

http://www.disinfopedia.org/wiki.phtml?title=Mikhail_B._Khodorkovsky

http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/moscow/
khodorkovskyinterview.html

http://www.forbes.com/finance/lists/75/2004/LIR.jhtml?
passListId=75&passYear=2004&passListType=Person&uniqueId=M1IF&datatype=
Person

http://mikhail_khodorkovsky_society.blogspot.com/
Write me back. I look forward to it.

Regards,
Vladimir Balakov

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