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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.
  • maryam_a7170@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "Mariam Mariam" <mrsglor1004@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2005 13:47:35 +0000
Subject: BE MY PARTNER.

Dear friend,

I have an amount in excess of US$16M, which I
seek your partnership in accommodating for me. You will be
rewarded with 40% of the total sum for your partnership.
Can you be my partner on this?

INTRODUCTION OF MY SELF:
I am Ms.MARIAM LIOUDMILA, a personal
secretary to Mikhail Khodorkovsky former "richest man in Russia" and owner
of the following companies: Chairman CEO: YUKOS OIL (Russia's Largest Oil
Company) Chairman CEO: Menatep SBP Bank
(A reputable financial institution with its branches all over the world)

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

Already the funds have been
deposited with ACCESS TRESURY SERVICES PLC SPAIN ,where the final
crediting is expected to be carried out. While I was on the process, My Boss
got arrested for his involvement in 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. You can catch more of the story on this
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 sum and I will arrange for the documentation
which will enable ACCESS TREASURY SERVICES PLC SPAIN 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.

As soon as I get your willingness to comply, I will give you more details.

Thank you very much

Regards
MS.MARIAM LIOUDMILA

N/B;YOU CAN ALWAYS EMAIL ME THROUGH MY ALTERNATIVE EMAIL
ADDRESS;maryam_a7170@yahoo.co.uk

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