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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (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.
  • b_011_olga@katamail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Borris Olga" <borris@bolga7.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2006 03:20:15 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: From Borris Olga





Name:Borris Olga
Email: b_011_olga@katamail.com

Dear Friend,

I am Mr. Borris Olga a personal 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 it’s Branches all over the world).
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
I have a profiling amount in an excess of US$100.5M, which I seek your Partnership in accommodating for me. You will be rewarded with 4% of the total sum for your
partnership. Can you be my partner on this?

INTRODUCTION OF MY SELF:
As a personal treasurer to him, authority was handed over to me in transfer of money of an American oil merchant for his last oil deal with my boss Mikhail Khodorkovsky.
Already the funds have left the shore of Russia to a European private firm where the final crediting was expected to carry 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 Borris 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.yukos.com
http://news.ft.com/cms/4bb9612a-d254-11d8-b661-00000e2511c8.html
http://www.hoovers.com/yukos/--ID__53700--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml
http://newsfromrussia.com/main/2003/11/13/51215.html

YOUR ROLE:
All I need from you is to stand as the beneficiary of the consignment and I will re-profile the funds in the consignment with your name, which will enable the European firm transfer the
consignment to you. I have decided to use this sum to relocate to
outside Russia and never to be connected to any of Mikhail
Khodorkovsky conglomerates. As soon as I confirm your readiness to
conclude the transaction with me, I will provide you with the details.
Please reach me at b_011_olga@katamail.com

Have a nice day.
Borris Olga.

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