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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: "victor kuzin" <victorkuzin0@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 12:34:15 +0000
Subject: From:Yukos oil company in Russia

Dear Friend,
   
 Firstly, this is not to cause you embarrassment, I am Victor Kuzin and I represent Mr. Mikhail Khordokovsky the former C.E.O of Yukos Oil Company in Russia (Russian Most Largest Oil Company) Chairman CEO: Menatep SBP Bank (A well reputable financial institution with its branches all over the world) .

I have a very sensitive and confidential brief from this top (oligarch) to ask for your partnership in re-profiling funds over US$31.5 million. I will give the details, but in summary, the funds are from Bank Menatep in Russia. The fund was packaged and dispatched to a security company in Europe for security reasons which I believe you are aware or will be made clear to you later. This is a legitimate transaction, you will be paid 7% for your "management fees".

SOURCE OF FUNDS:
The documents of the above funds in question was handed over to me to be used as part payment of an American oil merchant for his last oil deal with my boss Mikhail Khodorkovsky.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.

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 the Security Company in Europe hand over the entire deposit 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 in soonest before Mikhail Khodorkovsky is out on bail.

If you are interested, please write back by email victorkuzin1@walla.com and provide me with your confidential telephone number, fax number and email address and I will provide further details and instructions. Please keep this confidential; we can't afford more political problems. Finally, please note that this must be concluded within two weeks. Please write back promptly.I will also suggest you visit these news sites on the internet to be better
about this project.

http://www.winne.com/topinterviews/khodorkovsky.htm
http://newsfromrussia.com/main/2003/11/13/51215.html
http://www.supportmbk.com/mbk/mbk_bio.cfm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3213505.stm
http://www.disinfopedia.org/wiki.phtml?title=Mikhail_B._Khodorkovsky
http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/moscow/khodorkovskyinterview.html
http://www.forbes.com/finance/lists/75/2004/LIR.jhtml?passListIdu&passYear

Write me back. I look forward to it.
Regards
Mr. Victor Kuzin
I await your reply soonest.

 

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