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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: "Graham Coupar" <kobash_12002@johnmellencamp.com>
Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2006 18:34:54 +0000
Subject: confidential personal treasurer

Attn: Friend,


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 USD18,000,000 (eighteen million
dollars)deposited in my name abroad.

I Am Kobash Nitskaya Son of Mrs. Larisa Nitskaya, 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 government of Mr.Vladimir Putin the president of
Russia and thereby leading to the freezing of his finances and assets. After
searching through the books of your country’s chambers of commerce and
Industries 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 25%
for your management services.
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
I have a profiling amount of USD18M which I seek your Partnership in
accommodating for me. You will be rewarded as mentioned above with 25% 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 indicated by the government of
Vladimi Putin,I am in northern Ireland Belfast at present for security reason
for me and my family but my mother is still in Russia were she will help in
all the Russia paper work from our lawyer and make it 100% legalized.
Relentless concern over Mikhail Khodorkovsky associates and recent information
confirms 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 to
have been 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 story 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
YOU’RE ROLE:
All I need from you is to stand as the beneficiary of the above quoted Sum and
my Mother will re-profile the funds with your Name though our legal lawyer and
issue out a contract of the above sum of money back dated on when the funds
were disbursed out, which will enable the European haulage and private vault
security company 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 send you a copy of my
passport to show I am not faceless and I am who I said I am and if you are
willing and ready to go on with these transaction below is my contact details

Tel: +44 792 226 1406
Fax: +44 871 121 8662
Personal Email: kobash_12003@fsmail.net

Your sincere cooperation in this regards, will be duly appreciated. I look
forward to your urgent reply.

Regards
Kobash Nitskaya
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