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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Fraud email example:

From: "YURIY LAGUTIN" <yulautin@masinglaw.com>
Date: Fri, 03 Jun 2005 15:32:36 +0000
Subject: FROM YURIY LAGUTIN.

FROM: MASING ADVOCATES
NAME: MR YURIY LAGUTIN
TEL/FAX: 0044-870-130-7148
EMAIL: yulautin@masinglaw.com

Dear Sir,

I am YURIY LAGUTIN of MASING ADVOCATE LONDON UNITED KINGDOM 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$450 million. I will give
the details, but in summary, the funds are coming via Bank Menatep. This is
a legitimate transaction. You will be paid 10% for your "management fees".

If you are interested, I will advice you to write back by email
yulautin@masinglaw.com 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 can’t afford more political
problems. Finally, Note that this must be concluded within two weeks. Please
write back promptly.I will also suggest you visit these news sites on the
internet to be better informed about this project.

http://www.winne.com/topinterviews/khodorkovsky.htm

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?passListIdu&passYear
04&passListType=Person&uniqueId=M1IF&datatype=Person

http://mikhail_khodorkovsky_society.blogspot.com/

Write me back.

Call me directly for further briefing on my telephone number.

I await your urgent response,

Regards

MR YURIY LAGUTIN.


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