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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!

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From: "MR ALEXEI ZAKHARENKO" <alex_zko@web2mail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: alex_zk@web2mail.com
Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2006 17:40:10 +0200
Subject: FROM YOKUS OIL

PLEASE REPLY TO MY SECURED EMAIL ADDRESS: alex_zk@web2mail.com

Attn: Sir,

Though this approach appears desperate,difficulties encountered in efforts to establish a business abroad necessitate this search for someone to assist me in securing and investing the sum of US$100,000,000 (one hundred million dollar) deposited in my name abroad.

Am Mr. Alexei Zakharenko,confidential personal treasurer to Mr. Boris Mikhail Khodorkovsky,the arrested chairman/CEO of Yukos oil and bank menatep SPB in Russia. A well reputable financial institution with its branches all over the world.

I am in possession of a vital document of a large amount of funds which he handed over to me before he was arrested and detained and now been tried in Russia for financing political parties (the union of the right forces,led by Boris Nemtsov and Yabloko,a liberal/social democratic party led by Gregor Yavlinsky)opposed to the governmant of Mr Vladimir Putin the President of Russia and thereby leading to the freezing of his financies and assets. After seraching 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 and you will be paid a commission of 20% for your management services.

SOURCE OF FUNDS:
I have a profiling amount of US$100,000,000 which I seek your partnership in accommodating for me.You will be rewarded as mentioned above with 20% of the total sum for your partnership cooperation.Can you be my partner on this? As a confidential personal treasurer to him,this amount was handed over to me in cash,all in American Dollar bills,in transfer of money for a Canadian-Iraqi dual citizen illegal oil merchant(Mr Zaid Meerwali) for his last oil deal with my boss Mikhail Khodorkovsky.While on the process,My Boss got arrested for his involvement in politics by financing the leading and opposing political parties mentioned above which poses treat to President Vladimir Putin second tenure as Russian President.For the fear of been indiacted by the government of Vladimir Putin.I am still in hiding in Russia for security reason I can not move out because my government relentless concern over Mikhail Khodorkosky associates and recent informations con!
firms to me that Mr Zaid Meerwali was recently abducted and murdered for his breach of agreement with oil barons in Iraq,although he was assumed being killed by insurgents in Iraq.However,the funds have already left the shore of Russia to a European haulage and private vault security company located in Europe.You will get more details on this sory through this links:

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://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4041115.stm
http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Mikhail-khodorkovsky
http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2005/08/15/1174402-cp.html
http://newsfromrussia.com/main/2003/11/13/51215.html
http://www.opendemocracy.net/debates/article-3-56-1409.jspor
http://www.obituariestoday.com/obituaries/obitshow.cfm?obituary_ID=39706

YOUR ROLE:
All in need from you is to stand as the benficiary of the above quoted sum and I will re-profile the funds with your name,which will enable the European haulage and finnance firm release the consignment of the funds to you in your name as the new beneficiary to the claims of the funds.I have decided to use this sum to relocate to American continent and never to be connected to any of Mikhail Khodorkovsky conglomerates.The transaction has to be concluded before Mikhail khodorkovsky is out from jail.As soon as i confirm your sincere and timely readiness to execute this transaction with me.I will furnish you with the necessary item required tto accomplish this project.

Please reply to this email address:alex_zk@web2mail.com
Your sincere cooperation in this regards,will be duly appreciated.I look forward to your urgent reply.

Regards,

Mr. Alexei Zakharenko
NB:ignore this mail if you are not interested in the offer and you cannot handle large Sums of money.



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