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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "keep this confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
• 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 Igor Ivanov <goodkhu002@yahoo.pl>
Reply-To: mr.igorivanov005@terra.com
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:58:55 GMT
Subject: Mail From Mr Igor Ivanov


Dear Friend=2CHow are you=3FMy name is Igor Ivanov i represent Mr=2E Mik=
hail Khordokovsky the formerC=2EE=2EO of Yukos Oil Company in Russia=2E =
I have a very sensitive andconfidential brief from this top (oligarch) t=
o ask for yourpartnership in re-profiling funds for us=2EI will give the=
details=2C but in summary=2C the funds are coming viaBank Menatep=2E Th=
is is a legitimate transaction=2E You will be paid 10=25for your =22Mana=
gement Fees=22=2E If you are interested=2C please write back bymail and =
provide me with your confidential telephone number=2C faxnumber and emai=
l address and I will provide further details andinstructions=2EPlease ke=
ep this confidential=3B we can=27t afford more politicalproblems=2E Fina=
lly=2C please note that this must be concluded within twoweeks=2E Your a=
rea of trade or specialization is not an hindrance to thesuccessful exec=
ution of this transaction=2E I have reposed my confidencein you and hope=
that you will not disappoint me=2E I wait inanticipation for your reply=
=2Eplease visit the following sites=2Eedition=2Ecnn=2Ecom/2005/BUSINESS/=
04/11/russia=2Eyukos/index=2Ehtmlhttp=3A//www=2Ecsmonitor=2Ecom/2005/101=
1/p12s01-woeu=2Ehtmlhttp=3A//www=2Eenergybulletin=2Enet/995=2Ehtmlhttp=3A=
//www=2Enpr=2Eorg/templates/story/story=2Ephp=3FstoryId=3D7678874Thank y=
ou very much=2Eregards=2CMr Igor Ivanov

Dear Friend=2C

How are you=3F

My name is Igor Ivanov i represent Mr=2E Mikhail Khordokovsky the former=
C=2EE=2EO of Yukos Oil Company in Russia=2E I have a very sensitive and=
confidential brief from this top (oligarch) to ask for your partnership=
in re-profiling funds for us=2EI will give the details=2C but in summar=
y=2C the funds are coming via Bank Menatep=2E

This is a legitimate transaction=2E You will be paid 30=25 for your =22M=
anagement Fees=22=2E If you are interested=2C please write back by mail =
and provide me with your confidential telephone number=2C fax number and=
email address and I will provide further details and instructions=2E

Please keep this confidential=3B we can=27t afford more political proble=
ms=2EFinally=2C please note that this must be concluded within two weeks=
=2E Your area of trade or specialization is not an hindrance to the succ=
essful execution of this transaction=2E

I have reposed my confidence in you and hope that you will not disappoin=
t me=2E
I wait in anticipation for your reply=2Eplease visit the following sites=
=2E



edition=2Ecnn=2Ecom/2005/BUSINESS/04/11/russia=2Eyukos/index=2Ehtml
http=3A//www=2Ecsmonitor=2Ecom/2005/1011/p12s01-woeu=2Ehtml
http=3A//www=2Eenergybulletin=2Enet/995=2Ehtml
http=3A//www=2Enpr=2Eorg/templates/story/story=2Ephp=3FstoryId=3D7678874=




Thank you very much=2E



Regards=2C
Mr Igor Ivanov

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