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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: MRS.LARISA NITSKAYA. <larisar1001@netscape.net>
Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2005 00:47:32 +0100
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL

DEAR FRIEND,

MY NAME IS MRS.LARISA NITSKAYA,
PERSONAL SECRETARY TO MR.BORIS
MIKHAIL KHODORKOVSKY.THE
ARRESTED CHAIRMAN/CEO OF YUKOS
OIL AND MENATEP SPB BANK IN RUSSIA.

I HAVE THE DOCUMENTS OF A LARGE
AMOUNT OF FUNDS WHICH HE HANDED
OVER TO ME BEFORE HE WAS DETAINED
AND NOW BEEN TRIED IN RUSSIA FOR
FINANCING POLITICAL PARTIES (THE
UNION OF RIGHT FORCES, LED BY BORIS
NEMTSOV AND YABLOKO, A LIBERAL/SOCIAL
DEMOCRATIC PARTY LED BY GREGOR
YAVLINSKY) OPPOSED TO THE GOVERNMENT
OF MR.VLADMIR PUTIN,THE PRESIDENT
THEREBY LEADING TO THE FREEZING OF
HIS FINANCES AND ASSETS. AFTER
SEARCHING THROUGH THE BOOKS OF
YOUR COUNTRY'S CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
AND INDUSTRIES HERE IN RUSSIA.

I AM CONTACTING YOU TO ASSIST ME TO
RE-PROFILE THE FUNDS AND EQUALLY
INVEST SAME ON HIS BEHALF.

THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FUNDS TO BE
RE-PROFILLED IS EIGHTY SIX MILLION
DOLLARS (USD$86,000,000.00).AND YOU
WILL BE PAID 15% FOR YOUR
MANAGEMENT SERVICES.

AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR ACCEPTANCE,
I WILL SEND YOU THE NECESSARY DETAILS
AND MY IDENTIFICATION.

YOURS SINCERELY,

MRS.LARISA NITSKAYA.

NB: YOU CAN READ MORE OF HIS ORDEAL
FROM:

http://newsfromrussia.com/main/
2005/03/29/58914.html

http://www.interfax.ru/e/B/politics/28.
html?id_issue=11261041

http://www.supportmbk.com

http://www.nationmaster.com
/encyclopedia/Mikhail-Khodorkovsky

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