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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: "olsom berghart" <yokusoil002@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: olsom_berghart01@inbox.com
Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 09:19:05 +0000
Subject: PARTNERSHIP

Dear Friend,
I am Mr Olsom Berghart a personal treasurer to Mikhail
Khodorkovsky
therichest 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 nstitution
with its branches all over
the world)
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
I have a
profiling amount in an excess of US$100.5M, which I seek
yourpartnership in accommodating for me. You will be rewarded with 4%
of
thetotal sum for your partnership. Can you be my partner on this?
INTRODUCTION OF MY SELF
As a personal consultant to him, authority was
handed over to me in
transferof money of an American oil merchant for
his last oil deal with
my boss Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Already the funds
have left the shore of
Russia to anEuropean private bank where the
final
crediting is expected to be carried out. While I was on the
process, My
Bossgot 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 treat to
President Vladimir Putin
second tenure as Russian president. You can
catch more of the story on
this website:
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
sumand I will re-profile
the funds with your name, which will enable
the European bank 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 Mikhail Khodorkovsky
conglomerates. The transaction has to be concluded before Mikhail
Khodorkovsky is out from jail. As soon as I confirm your readiness to
conclude the transaction with me, I will provide you withthe details.
Thank you very much
Regards
Olsom Berghart(Mr)
NB: Do contact me
through this secure email
EMAIL:olsom_berghart01@inbox.com
 
 

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