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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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Fraud email example:

From: William Stojkov <william@williamstojkov.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2006 03:15:29 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: RE: BE MY INVESTMENT PARTNER WITH REWARD!!!


CONFIDENTIAL AND URGENT!!!
ATTN: SIR/MADAM
I will like to create indulgence as this message will come to you by surprise
and might offend you as it does without your prior consent through this
channel. 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$985,850 deposited in my name abroad. Am Mr. William Stojkov ,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 that 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$985,850 which I seek your partnership in
accommodating for me.You will be rewarded as mentioned above with 20% of thetotal 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 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 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 close to Asia boundary.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.But,for your willingness and seriousness to assist me and for both party to be engross in this business as a very serious issue you will have to provide the European
haulage and finnance firm the sum of $3,000 dollars before you can pick up the funds and to enable the speedy release of the funds to you cause I for my part had provide them with the sum of $7,000 dollars and note that the bill serve as clearance charges( Anti-Drug Certificate of Funds Transfer,Anti-Laundry Certificate,Affidavit of Non-Conformism) However,the European
haulage and finnance firm will be meeting with you any time you are willing to work with me.Note that every expenses incured now will be deducted from the fund and your commission will be 20% 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 procedures required to accomplish this project.
However, I will be needing your name,address,phone number,country,
occupation,age and any form of identification
I await your Urgent correspondence and you can mail me on
williamstojkov@yahoo.com.cn
Yours sincerly,
Mr. William Stojkov
NB: IGNORE THIS MAIL IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED IN THIS BUSINESS AND CANNOT HANDLE SUCH HUGE SUM OF MONEY.

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