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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
- "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
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.
- ahattskaya@consultant.com (Outblaze.com, Hong Kong; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.SOSNITSKAYA" <ahatsoskaya@netscape.net>
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 11:10:16 +0700
Subject: Can you be of assistance?

MRS.AHAT SOSNITSKAYA
HEAD,CENTRAL ACCOUNTING UNIT
YUKOS OIL COPORATION
RUSSIA.

DEAR SIR/MADAM,

MY NAME IS MRS.AHAT SOSNITSKAYA,HEAD CENTRAL ACCOUNTING UNIT OF YUKOS OIL
COPORATION IN RUSSIA.I HAVE THE DOCUMENTS OF FUNDS FOR ANAETHESIA GROUP PTY
IN OUR CENTRAL ACCOUNTING SYSTEM A COMPANY SECRETLY OWNED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF
YUKOS OIL COPORATION,MR
MIKHAIL BORIS KHODORKOVSKY WHO WAS RECENTLY JAILED FOR FINANCING POLITICAL
PARTIES IN RUSSIA(the union of
right forces, led by Boris nemtsov, and yabloko, a liberal/social
democratic party led by Gregor yavlinsky).

<http://news.ft.com/cms/s/f13f7d22-b0cb-11d9-9bfc-00000e2511c8,dwp_uuid=4bb
9612a-d254-11d8-b661-00000e2511c8.html>

<http://www.canada.com/news/world/story.html?id=87eece8b-6188-46e4-915e-5c1
b8d20858c>

<http://www.canada.com/news/world/story.html?id=87eece8b-6188-46e4-915e-5c1
b8d20858c>

<http://news.ft.com/cms/s/dbf849d8-b195-11d9-8c61-00000e2511c8,dwp_uuid=4bb
9612a-d254-11d8-b661-00000e2511c8.html>

THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FUNDS IN THE CENTRAL ACCOUNTING SYSTEM DUE FOR PAYMENT
TO ANAETHESIA GROUP PTY IS ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES
DOLLARS (USD$45000,000.00).DUE TO THE FACT THAT HIS FINANCES AND ASSESTS
HAVE BEEN FROZEN BY THE RUSSIAN GOVERNEMENT,HIS WIFE(MRS.INNA
KHODORKOVSKY)HAS APPROACHED ME TO GET AN INDIVIDUAL OR PREFERABLY A COMPANY
TO HELP REPROFILE THE FUNDS IN THEIR NAME AND CONSEQUENTLY GET THEM
TRANSFERRED OUT OF RUSSIA FOR INVESTMENT ON THEIR BEHALF.

I AM CONTACTING YOU IN THIS REGARDS BECAUSE SHE HAS AGREED TO COMPENSATE US
WITH 30% OF THE TOTAL SUM.

AS SOON AS I GET YOU RESPONSE,I WILL SEND YOU THE NECESSARY DETAILS AND MY
IDENTIFICATION.PLEASE EPLY TO MY SECURE EMAIL
BELOW,ahattskaya@consultant.com

REGARDS,

MRS.AHAT SOSNITSKAYA

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