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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "transferred into your bank account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Ahat Sosnitskaya" <ahat_nikaya@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ahatnikaya@latinmail.com
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 09:00:42 -0500
Subject: GOOD DAY FRIEND

Dear Friend,

kindly advice me on how we can move and invest the funds of my former boss
Mr.Mikhail Khodorkovsky (owner of Yukos oil in Russia) who was jailed
October 2005 by the Russian Government for financing political parties (the
union of right forces, led by Boris nemtsov, and yabloko, a liberal/social
democratic party led by Gregor yavlinsky) which are Opposed to the
government of Mr.Vladmir Putin.

I have the documents of the funds being his personal secretary that he gave
to me before his arrest and trial and I am contacting you to advice on how
safe to get the funds re-profilled in your name and equally invest it on his
behalf in your country. The total amount of funds to be re-profiled is Two
Hundred and Sixteen Million Dollars (USD$216,000,000.00) and you will be
given 9% of these Funds for your management services in investing these
funds as soon as they are transferred into your bank account, which must be
where you reside for proper monitoring.

As soon as I receive your acceptance, I will send you the necessary details
and my identification.

Yours sincerely,
Mrs.Ahatulebha Sos.

NB:It is important that you read the news informations below:
1.http://www.nationalvanguard.org/printer.php?id=2594
2.http://en.rian.ru/russia/20060209/43437457.html
3.http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=107&sid=6443475&cKey=1139231178000
4.http://www.swissinfo.org/sen/swissinfo.html?siteSect=107&sid=6369453

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