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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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• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • ahatmk@netscape.net

Fraud email example:

From: "ahatmk1@go.com" <ahatmk1@go.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 18:18:55 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Urgent Message Pls,


Urgent Message Pls,
My name is Mr. Ahat Mikhail Khodorkovsky, nephew to Mr. Boris Mikhail Khodorkovsky, owner of Yukos Oil in Russia who was jailed during the preceding weeks for financing political parties (the Union of right forces, led by Boris, and yabloko, a Liberal/social democratic party led by gregor yavlinsky), opposed to the government of Mr. Vladmir Putin, the president of Russia federation, there by leading to the freezing of his finances and assets.
Before his arrest he deposited in my name the sum of $31, 000, 000, 00 (Thirty One Million US dollars to a security and finance company in Netherlands. This fund was deposited to be invested in Shell Oil Company in Netherlands. This fund was deposited as diplomatic properties; the company does not know the real content of the deposit consignment.
When crisis broke-out in my family, I fled to the Netherlands for refuge. As an asylum seeker, it is not in my legal capacity to put up claims to this fund. Hence, I am contacting you to assist me in securing the release of this fund before we can then transfer it into your account. All documents relating to the conclusion of this transaction are in my custody, which I will make available to you ones you have consented to my proposal.
I am willing to offer 30% of the total fund to you for your assistance, I need your advice also. As soon as I hear from you, I will give you details on how to conclude this transaction with success.
If you are willing to assist me, please get back to me with your contact telephone number for more information’s on my alternative e-mail address below
E-mail: ahatmk@netscape.net
Best regards,
Mr. Ahat Mikhail Khodorkovsky.

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