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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• This email message is a "Yukos oil" scam. The criminals who send such emails have no connection to Yukos Oil. The emails are usually sent from Nigeria. The only money that ever changes hands in this scam is from you to the criminals.
• 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.
  • larisasosnitska_ya@yahoo.de (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Larisa Sosnitskaya <larisa@lsosnitskaya5.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 16:02:55 +0100 (CET)
Subject: PLEASE GET INTOUCH.


PLEASE GET INTOUCH.
PLEASE FOR CONFIDENTIALITY REASONS CONTACT ME THROUGH MY SECURED EMAIL ADDRESS: larisasosnitska_ya@yahoo.de

Dear, Partner

I am Mrs. Larisa Sosnitskaya and I represent Mr. Mikhail Khordokovsky the former C.E.O of Yukos Oil Company in Russia. (Russian Largest Oil Company) Chairman CEO: Menatep SBP Bank (A well reputable financial institution with itϵ Branches all over the world) I have a very sensitive and confidential brief from this top (oligarch) to ask for your partnership in re-profiling funds US$46 Million.I will give the details, but in summary, the funds are coming via Bank Menatep.

SOURCE OF FUNDS: I have a profiling amount in an excess of US$46 Million (Forty-six Million dollar) which I seek your Partnership in accommodating for me. You will be rewarded with 20% of the total sum for your partnership. Can you be my partner on this? Already the funds have left the shore of Russia through diplomatic 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.mosnews.com/mn-files/khodorkovsky.shtml
http://www.mbktrial.com/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3213505.stm
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2005/04/11/041.html
http://www.nndb.com/people/633/000025558/

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 box: larisasosnitska_ya@yahoo.de so that I can furnish you with more details.

Thank you very much,

Regards,

Mrs. Larisa Sosnitskaya.
Email:larisasosnitska_ya@yahoo.de
Email: larisasosnitska_ya@yahoo.de

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