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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.

Fraud email example:

From: ccjohnson kossi <ccjohnsonkossi1000@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: johnsonkossi1958@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 04:20:29 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: DEAR FRIEND


DEAR FRIEND,

MY NAME IS MR JOHNSON IBURU, PERSONAL ACCOUNT MANAGER TO MR. BORIS MIKHAIL KHODORKOVSKY HERE IN TOGO,
THE ARRESTED CHAIRMAN/CEO OF YUKOS OIL AND BANK MENATEP SPB IN RUSSIA

WHO IS PRESENTLY IN JAIL. I HAVE THE DOCUMENTS OF A LARGE AMOUNT OF FUNDS WHICH HE DEPOSITED IN OUR BANK OVER TO MAE BEFORE HE WAS DETAINED AND TRIED IN RUSSIA ON CHARGES OF TAX EVASION AND FOR FINANCING
POLITICALPARTIES (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

THEREBY LEADING TO THE FREEZING OF HIS FINANCES AND ASSETS.
AFTER SEARCHING THROUGH THE BOOKS OF YOUR COUNTRY'S CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES HERE IN TOGO I AM CONTACTING YOU TO ASSIST ME TO RE-PROFILE THE FUNDS AND EQUALLY INVEST FOR BOTH OF US.I HAVE FOUND OUT

THAT THIS YOUNG MAN IS NO MORE THUS WHY I CONTACTED YOU SO THAT BOTH OF US WILL PUT HEADS TOGETHER AND GET THE FUND OUT FROM MY BANK. THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FUNDS TO BE RE-PROFILLED IS FORTY SIX MILLION DOLLARS
(USD$46,000,000.00) AND YOU WILL BE PAID 30% FOR YOUR MANAGEMENT SERVICES.
AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR ACCEPTANCE IN MY PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESS THUS:I WILL SEND YOU THE NECESSARY DETAILS AND MY IDENTIFICATION.
YOURS SINCERELY,

MR.JOHNSON IBURU
NB: YOU CAN READ MORE OF HIS ORDEAL FROM:
http://www.supportmbk.com
http://newsfromrussia.com/main/2005/03/29/58914.html
http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Mikhail-Khodorkovsky
http://news.ft.com/cms/4bb9612a-d254-11d8-b661-00000e2511c8.html






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