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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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Fraud email example:

From: "MRS.LARISA NITSKAYA" <honesty724@myway.com>
Reply-To: larisa_nits5@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 21:10:30 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: PLS ITS IMPORTANT YOU REPLY


DEAR FRIEND, MY NAME IS MRS.LARISA NITSKAYA, PERSONAL SECRETARYTO MR.BORIS MIKHAIL KHODORKOVSKY, THE ARRESTEDCHAIRMAN/CEO OF YUKOS OIL AND BANK MENATEP SPB INRUSSIA. I HAVE THE DOCUMENTS OF A LARGE AMOUNT OFFUNDS WHICH HE HANDED OVER TO ME BEFORE HE WASDETAINED AND NOW BEEN TRIED IN RUSSIA FOR FINANCINGPOLITICAL PARTIES (THE UNION OF RIGHT FORCES, LED BYBORIS NEMTSOV AND YABLOKO, A LIBERAL/SOCIAL DEMOCRATICPARTY LED BY GREGOR YAVLINSKY) OPPOSED TO THEGOVERNMENT OF MR.VLADMIR PUTIN, THE PRESIDENT THEREBYLEADING TO THE FREEZING OF HIS FINANCES AND ASSETS.AFTER SEARCHING THROUGH THE BOOKS OF YOUR COUNTRY'SCHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES HERE IN RUSSIA IAM CONTACTING YOU TO ASSIST ME TO RE-PROFILE THE FUNDSAND EQUALLY INVEST SAME ON HIS BEHALF. THE TOTALAMOUNT OF FUNDS TO BE RE-PROFILLED IS FORTY SIXMILLION DOLLARS (USD$46,000,000.00) AND YOU WILL BEPAID 20% FOR YOUR MANAGEMENT SERVICES.AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR ACCEPTANCE, I WILL SEND YOUTHE NECESSARY DETAILS AND MY
IDENTIFICATION. YOURS SINCERELY, MRS.LARISA NITSKAYA.NB: YOU CAN READ MORE OF HIS ORDEAL FROM:http://newsfromrussia.com/main/2005/03/29/58914.htmlhttp://www.interfax.ru/e/B/politics/28.html?id_issue=11261041http://www.supportmbk.comhttp://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Mikhail-Khodorkovsky

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