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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: fhadd88@terra.com.mx
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 19:13:50 +0100
Subject: Business Proposal

Dear friend,

How are you?
I have a profiling amount in an excess of US$423M, 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:
I am .Mr Farsan Haddad from Lebanon of a personal secretary to Mikhail Khodorkovsky
the
richest man in Russia and owner of the following companies:
Chairman CEO: YUKOS OIL (Russian Most Largest Oil Company)
Chairman CEO: Menatep SBP Bank (A well reputable financial
institution with its branches all over the world)
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
The documents of the above funds in question was handed
over to me to be used in payment of an American oil
merchant for his last oil deal with my boss Mikhail
Khodorkovsky. Already the funds have been deposited with
Bank Menatep Russia where the final crediting is
expected to be carried out. While I was on the process, My
Boss got arrested for his involvement on politics in
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 treat to President Vladimir Putin second tenure
as Russian president. You can catch more of the story on
this
http://newsfromrussia.com/main/2003/11/13/51215.html
YOUR ROLE:
All I need from you is to stand as the beneficiary of the
above quoted sum and I will arrange for the documentation
which will enable Bank Menatep Russia 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 in 2 weeks before Mikhail Khodorkovsky is out on
bail. Thank you very much.Please contact me via my privateemail
address if you are willing to help and workwith
me(fsan_hadd@yahoo.co.uk)

regards,
Mr Farsan Hadda

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