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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!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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

Fraud email example:

From: "Bruce Misamore" <mcft4325@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 01 Oct 2006 08:44:02 -0500
Subject: Dear Partner

Dear Partner,

I am Mr. Bruce Misamore a personal chief financial treasurer to Mikhail
Khodorkovsky the Richest
man in Russia and owner of the following companies: Chairman CEO: YUKOS OIL
(Russian Largest Oil Company) Chairman CEO: Menatep SBP Bank (A well
reputable financial institution with itϵ Branches all over the world).

SOURCE OF FUNDS: I have a profiling amount in an excess of $100,000,000
dollar (one hundred million dollar) which I seek your Partnership in
accommodating for me. You will be rewarded with 10% of the total sum for
your partnership. Can you be my partner on this? Already the funds have
left the shore of Russia through diplimatic means to a European Holding firm
where the final crediting is expected to be carried out. While I was on the
process, My Boss got arrested for his Involvement in politics by financing
the leading And opposing political parties (the Union of Right Forces, led
by Boris Nemtsov, and Yabloko, a liberal/social democratic party Led by
Gregor Yavlinsky) which poses treat to President Vladimir Putin Second
Tenure as Russian president.

You can catch more of the story on This website:

http://www.supportmbk.com

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3213505.stm

http://newsfromrussia.com/main/2003/11/13/51215.html

http://newsfromrussia.com/main/2005/03/29/58914.html

http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Mikhail-khodorkovsky

http://newsfromrussia.com/main/2003/11/13/51215.html


YOUR ROLE: All I need from you is to stand as the beneficiary of the above
quoted sum and I will re-profile the funds with your name, which will enable
the European Holding firm transfer the sum to you. 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
within 5 to 10 bank working days, as soon as I confirm your readiness to
conclude the transaction with me. Contact me via my private e-mail address:
brucemcft2000@yahoo.de so that I can furnish you with more details.

Thank you very much,

Regards,

Bruce Misamore [Mr].



NB: PLEASE FOR CONFIDENTIALITY REASONS CONTACT ME THROUGH MY SECURED EMAIL
ADDRESS:


brucemcft2000@yahoo.de

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