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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:

Fraud email example:

From: INNA KHODORKOVSKY <ahat1963@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: inna@munich.com
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 23:25:13 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Urgent


DEAR SIR,

I HAVE JUST GOT INFORMATION FROM MY HUSBAND MIKHAIL BORIS KHODORKOVSKY THAT HE HAS INFORMED HIS SECURITY DEPOSITORS TO MOVE THE SUM OF $50,000,000 (FIFTY MILLION US DOLLARS) DEPOSITED WITH THEM IN A PRIVATE VAULT OUT OF RUSSIA AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE THE RUSSIAN AUTHOURITIES CONFISCATE THE FUNDS AND HE HAS INSTRUCTED ME TO GET INTOUCH WITH A RELIABLE PERSONALITY I CAN TRUST,


THE SECURITY DEPOSITORS HAS AGREED THAT THEY WOULD MOVE THIS FUNDS TO A SISTER COMPNAY OUTSIDE RUSSIA.

PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU CAN COLLECT THIS FUNDS AS SOON AS IT GETS OUT OF RUSSIA, THERE MIGHT NOT BE TOO MUCH TIME TO WASTE SINCE THE SECURITY COMPANY IS EXPECTING TO FORWARD THE NAME OF THE BENEFICIARY OF THIS FUNDS TO THEIR SISTER COMPANY WITH THE FUNDS FOR DELIVERY.

IF YOU CAN PLEASE CONFIRM THIS IMMEDIATELY, FOR ME TO FORWARD YOUR INFORMATION TO THE SECURITY COMPANY.

REGARDS.

INNA KHODORKOVSKY





Note: Please keep this
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note that this must be concluded within a very short period.


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