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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: "FROM ZAKHAROV SERGUEI" <zakharov_1@hotdak.net> (may be fake)
Reply-To: zakharov@hotdak.net
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 00:21:47 -0700
Subject: FROM ZAKHAROV SERGUEI

Dear friend,
I have a profiling amount in an excess of US$42M, 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 Mr.Zakharov Serguei, 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 were 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 ACCESS TREASURY
SERVICES PLC UK, 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 ACCESS TREASURY SERVICES PLC UK transfer
the sum to you. I have decided to use this sum to relocate
to American continent and you will advice me on profitable
business to start in your country. The transaction has to
be concluded in 2 weeks . As soon as I get your willingness to comply
through my most private email address,I will give you more
details.Thank you very much.
Regards
Zakharov Serguei.



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