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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: "TATYANA SHILOVA" <yanashi2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: yanashi_1@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 12:05:27 +0100
Subject: "I AWAIT YOUR REPLY"

Dear Friend,

I have a profiling amount in an excess of US$36,000,000.00 which I seek your
partnership in accommodating for me. You will be rewarded with 40% of
the total sum for your partnership. Can you be my partner on this?
INTRODUCTION OF MY SELF:
I am Ms.Tatyana Shilova, 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 Chase Security & Trust Company,MADRID,SPAIN 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 HBOS
Chase Security & Trust Company,MADRID,SPAIN 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 MikhailKhodorkovsky conglomerates. The transaction has to be
concluded in 2 weeksbefore Mikhail
Khodorkovsky is out on bail.As soon as I get your willingness to comply via
e-mail.

I will give you more details.

Thank you very much

Regards,

Tatyana Shilova

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