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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: larisa sonitskaya <larisa@larisasonitskaya.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 23:32:03 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Business Proposal


I request your utmost attention and your heart of honesty and gold, as I write to you this mail. But before I continue let me first introduce myself to you.
My name is Larisa Sosnitskaya and I represent Mr. Mikhail Khordokovsky,the former C.E.O of Yukos Oil Company in Russia.
I have a very sensitive brief from our 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. This is a legitimate transaction. You will be paid 20% as your
commission/compensation for your active efforts and contribution to the success of this transaction.
You can catch more of the story on this website below or you can watch more of CCN or BBC to get more news about my boss.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Khodorkovsky or http://www.khodorkovskytrial.com/
If you are interested, please do indicate your interest by providing me with your confidential Telephone Number ,Fax number and
email address and I will provide further details and instructions.
Do keep this confidential as we cannot afford more political problems. Do send me your response as soon as possible via my personal email : alndrs@pobox.sk
While I await your next favourable response, do know that apart from the financial benefits that will be derived from this transaction, my major goal is to save the financial life of the innocent victim of political circumstances.
Kindest Regards,
Larisa Sosnitskaya

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