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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Richard Musky" <bankmanager2@myway.com>
Reply-To: r.musky000@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2006 23:30:23 -0500 (EST)
Subject: RE; YOUR OWN ROLE












FROM:Mr. Richard Musky.

Good day,

Greetings to you.I know you may be suprise to receive this email from me due to the fact that we have not met each other before or by any correspondence. Permit me to first of all inform you, i got your e.mail id from a mail directory and decided to e.mail you for permission to go ahead, for you have to agree with me that it is the easiest way to communicate with you for i don't have any of your contacts

I am the personal and financial treasurer to Mikhail Khodorkovsky the Richest man in Russia and owner of the following companies: Chairman CEO: YUKOS OIL'S ( One among the Russian Largest Oil Company's) Chairman CEO: Gazprom Commercial Bank GCB (A well reputable financial institution with it’s Branches all over the world). 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, aliberal/social democratic party led by GregorYavlinsky) which posestreat to President Vladimir Putin second tenure as Russian president. Formore details view this sites below:

SOURCE OF FUNDS:I have a profiling amount in an excess of US $40.5 Million Dollars, which I seek your Partnership in acommodating for me. You will be rewarded with 45% of The total sum for your partnership. Can you be my partner on this?. PLEASE View this site for DETAILS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3213505.stm

YOUR OWN 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 Bank release the sum to you as beneficiary. I have decided to use this Sum to relocate to your country and never to be connected to any Of Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his conglomerates.

This transaction is totally free of risk and troubles as the fund is legitimate and does not originate from drug traficking, money laundry, terrorism funds or any other illegal act. This transaction has to be concluded in 2 weeks before Mikhail Khodorkovsky is out on bail. I will give you the full details and clear explanations on the procedures to transfer the funds to you, when I receive your reply.

Thank you in Anticipation for your mutual co-operation. I wait your urgent response soon.

Warmest Regards Mr. Richard Musky



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