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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!

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From: E B <dreambiz808@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 16:05:11 -0800 (PST)
Subject: re: I look forward to hearing from you soon


email address is from: mauor_gagli@excite.com

Dear Evy Berano,

Thanks for your swift response to my e-mail

My full names are Mauro Gagliardi (Mr.), Personal Financial Adviser to Mr. Boris Mikhail khodorkovsky, the arrested Chairman and CEO of Yukos Oil and Bank Menatep SPB. in Russia who is presently in jail. I have documents of large amount of funds which was in my possession before he was detained and now being tried in Russia for financing political parties (the Union of Right Forces, led by Boris Nemtsov , and Yabloko, a liberal/social democratic party led by Gregor Yavlinsky) opposed to the government of Mr. Vladmir Putin, the President, thus leading to the freezing of his finances and assets. I will like you to kindly view these sites as they will help you understand my business proposal to you;

http://www.supportmbk.com/mbk/mbk_bio.cfm
Http://newsfromrussia.com/main/2005/03/29/58914.html
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4105663
http://www.interfax.ru/e/b/politics/28.html?id_issue=11261041
Http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/mikhail-khodorkovsky
http://www.disinfopedia.org/wiki.phtml?title=Mikhail_B._Khodorkovsky

After searching through the books of your Country's Chambers of Commerce and Industries, I am contacting you to assist me to re-profile the funds and equally invest same. The total amount of funds to be re-profiled is $22,000,000.00 (Twenty Two Million US Dollars), the funds in question was approved by the Russian Government for payment of various YUKOS OIL Contractors/Suppliers to prevent them from loosing money they invested in the numerous contracts they executed for the above firm. The Government had already concluded plans to freeze all the accounts in Mikhail Khodorkovsky's name, both Corporate and Personal, before I connived with the Accountant General of YUKOS OIL (who is also my partner in this transaction) to raise a MEMO stating that YUKOS OIL owed other contractors the above amount, which was finally approved for payment after several deliberations. Actually, all Contractors, both local and foreign have been paid as they agitated for their payment when they
became aware that my boss was arrested.

YOUR ROLE:

I will present you / your Company as one of the Contractors YUKOS OIL owes, so that you can stand as the beneficiary of the above quoted sum or part, according to your financial strength or the strength of your Company. I will arrange for the documentation that the Payee Bank needs to transfer the sum to you. Moreso, you will be rewarded with 30% of the total sum for your partnership.

On receipt of your acceptance, I will forward to you all necessary details and my identification as well.
Best regards,


Mauro Gagliardi (Mr.)

ORIGINAL EMAIL::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

Tell me more.

>From: "Mauro Gagliar" <mauro_gagliar11@hotmail.co.uk>
>Reply-To: mauor_gagli@myway.com
>Subject: Please get back to me
>Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 21:32:30 +0000
>

>Hello Friend,
>
>I am Mr. Mauro Gagliardi And I represent Mr. Mikhail Khodorkovsky the former C.E.O of Yukos Oil Company in Russia. I have a very sensitive and confidential brief from this top (oligarch) to ask for your partnership in re-profiling funds for Yukos Oil contractor/suppliers. I will give you the details, but in summary, the funds are coming via Bank transfer from Europe. This is a legitimate transaction. And you will be paid 10% for your "Management Fees".
>
>If you are interested, please write back via this confidential e-mail address (mauor_gagli@myway.com) and I will provide further details and instructions. Please keep this confidential because we can't afford more political problems.
>
>NB:
>This must be concluded within two weeks.
>
>I look forward to hearing from you.
>
>Regards,
>
>Mauro Gagliardi




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