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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Kagan Harley" <k_harley1@msn.com>
Reply-To: harleyk@aqualityplace.co.uk
Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2005 03:43:10 +0000
Subject: SOLICITING FOR PARTNERSHIP

From: Mr. Harley Kagan
Email: harleyk@aqualityplace.co.uk
Date:October 04 2005.

Dear friend
I am Harley Kagan of the United Trust Bank in the United Kingdom and a
financial consultant to Mikhail Khodorkovsky- Chairman/CEO, YUKOS OIL
(Russian Largest Oil Company).


WHY MY CONTACTING YOU
I want to solicit your partnership and collaboration in the execution and
conclusion of an oil purchase transaction.
I have a profiling amount in an excess of US$100.5M, which I seek your
Partnership in accommodating for me. You would be rewarded with 15% of the
total sum for your partnership if you offer your collaboration. Can you work
with me in this regard?


ORIGIN OF FUND AND THE MISSION:
As a personal consultant to Mikhail Khodorkovsky, authority was given to me
to effect transfer of some money from an New Zealand oil merchant for the
company's last oil deal with Mr. Mikhail Khodorkovsky.
Already the money has left the shores of New Zealand to an European Private
Bank where the final crediting is expected to be carried out. While I was on
the process, My Boss predicament with the Russian government began he was
arrested for his percieved Involvement in politics with the claim of being
financier of a the leading opposing political parties (the Union of Right
Forces, Led by Boris Nemtsov, and Yabloko, and the liberal/social
democratic party, Led by Gregor Yavlinsky). This involvement was percieved
as dangerous threat to President Vladimir Putin Second Tenure as Russian
president.


More information on this political cold war can be found in the website here
below stated for your perusal:


http://www.yukos.com
http://www.hoovers.com/yukos/--ID__53700--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml
http://newsfromrussia.com/main/2003/11/13/51215.html
http://news.ft.com


YOUR ROLE:
All I need from you is to stand as the beneficiary to the above quoted sum.
The fund as transferred from the New Zealand Oil Company would be directed
to you as payment from Yukos Oil in lieu of some purchases from you or your
company.I will then re-profile the funds with your Name, which will enable
The European bank transfer the sum to you.
What I intend to do with the fund shall be unfolded to you subsequently. It
is very important to know that the transaction has to be concluded soon and
as I confirm your readiness to collaborate and conclude the transaction with
me, I will provide you with useful details.


Please note keenly that I solicit for utmost confidentiality in this matter.
I trust the calibre of personality that you are, hence I am contacting you
directly through this medium. If however you feel you cannot offer the
needed partnership, do contact me with your words so I can contact other
sources.


Thank you very much.

Regards

Harley Kagan
Email: harleyk@aqualityplace.co.uk



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