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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: roskov1970@terra.com.mx
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 10:24:10 +0100
Subject: REPLY QUICKLY.

Goodday Dear,

I am Mr. Roskov Panovski, Personal Assistant to Mikhail Khodorkovsky one
of 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).
I seek your partnership to accommodate the sum US$63M (SIXTY-THREE MILLION
US DOLLARS) now in a security firm abroad.

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 posed treat to President Vladimir Putin second tenure as Russian president
before he was re-elected On March 14, 2004. You can catch more of the story
on this:

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

The fund (US$63M) in question was derived from the sale of crude oil from
various YUKOS OIL. The Government had already concluded plans to freeze
all the accounts in my boss name (Mikhail Khodorkovsky) both corporate and
personal.

I have all the document in my posession that was used to doposited the money
with security company and other document to back you up, once you signify
your interest to assist in this transaction.

What I want from you now is, I will present you as the bonafide owner and
the beneficiary of the deposited consignment with the security firm . I
am earnestly waiting to conclude this transaction,and finally settle down
with my family. And never to be connected to any of Mikhail Khodorkovsky
conglomerates. The transaction has to be concluded on or before two weeks
once we file in our Documents to the security company that has the deposited
fund in the consignments.


I am offering 30% thirty percent of this sum for your assistance and (5%)
for any expenses incurred in this transaction. In respect of the above,
if you are ready to assist me.I want you to reply me immediately via my
private e-mail: roskovpanovski@tiscali.it
(Send to me your contact phone and fax together with your e-mail address
for easy communication).

Thanks for your understanding and God bless you.

Mr. Roskov Panovski


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