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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: "Victor Kuzin" <vic29kuzin@msn.com>
Reply-To: vic29kuzin@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 12:11:25 +0000
Subject: VICTOR!!!

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 Victor Kuzin A Russian,THE 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 and sentenced 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://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3213185.stm

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 from Russia and never to be connected to any of Mikhail
Khodorkovsky conglomerates.The transaction has to be concluded in 2
weeks.

Thank you very much,

Regards
Mr Victor Kuzin


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