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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • info_help@whipmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Larisa sosnitkaya" <info_assistance@atlas.cz>
Date: Tue, 04 Jul 2006 19:43:15 +0200
Subject: PLEASE YOUR ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED!


Dear Intending partner,

First of all I will like you to kindly view these sites as they will help you to understand my business proposal to you.

http://www.supportmbk.com
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4105663
Http://newsfromrussia.com/main/2005/03/29/58914.html
http://www.interfax.ru/e/b/politics/28.htmlid_issue=11261041
Http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/mikhail-khodorkovsky

My name is Mrs.Larisa Sosnitskaya, personal treasurer to Mr. Boris Mikhail khodorkovsky, the arrested chairman CEO of yukos oil and Bank Menatep Spb in Russia. Who is presently in jail? I have 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 Greg or 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. The total amount of funds to bere-profiled is forty six million dollar ($46,000,000.00) and you will be paid 20% for your management services. As soon as I receive your acceptance, I will send you all the necessary and vital documents regarding this transaction. IMPORTANT NOTICE: All response should be directed to my private email box as any response outside it would not be acknowledged.Email :(info_help@whipmail.com )

Yours sincerely,
Mrs.Larisa sosnitkaya

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