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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: "Stephen Mikhail" <stp_dnl@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 15:08:43 +0400
Subject: seeking for your assistant

Good Day

My name is Stephen Mikhail, the first son of Mr Mikhail Khodorkovsky
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 it’s Branches all over the world)
SOURCE OF FUNDS:

My father have a profiting amount in an excess of US$100.5M, which I seek
your Partnership in accommodating for me. You will be rewarded
with 30% of The total sum for your partnership. Can you be my partner
on this?before my father was arrested authority Was handed over to
Mr Berghart to transfer money of an American oil merchant For his last oil
deal with my father Mr Mikhail Khodorkovsky.

Already the funds have left the shore of Russia to an European private
security company where the final crediting is expected to be carried out. While they
were on the process, My father got arrested for his Involvement
in politics by 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 a treat to President Vladimir Putin Second Tenure as Russian
president. You can catch more of the story on This website:

<http://www.yukos.com/>
<http://news.ft.com/cms/4bb9612a-d254-11d8-b661-00000e2511c8.html>
<http://www.hoovers.com/yukos/--ID__53700--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml>
<http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4105663>
<http://newsfromrussia.com/main/2003/11/13/51215.html>


All I need from you is to stand as the beneficiary of the
Above quoted Sum and my father,s lawyer will re-profile the funds with your
name, which will enable The security company in eroupe to deliver the sum to you. . if you really intrested to to conclude the transaction with me please get back to me.
best regards
Stephen Mikhail


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