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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:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: anderson douglass <drdouglass6@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <drdouglassanderson@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:44:52 +0100
Subject: PLEASE REPLY NEEDED URGENTLY



Dear freind,I have a profiling amount in an excess of US$423M,which I seek your partnership in accommodating for me.You will be rewarded with 25% of the total sum for yourpartnership. Can you be my partner on this?INTRODUCTION OF MY SELF:I am Dr barrister anderson douglass a personal lawyer toMikhail Khodorkovsky the richest man in Russia andowner of the following companies:Chairman CEO: YUKOS OIL (Russian Most Largest OilCompany)Chairman CEO: Menatep SBP Bank (A well reputablefinancial institution with its branches all over theworld)SOURCE OF FUNDS:The documents of the above funds in question washanded over to me to be used in payment of an Americanoil merchant for his last oil deal with my bossMikhail Khodorkovsky. Already the funds have beendeposited with Bank Menatep Russia where the finalcrediting is expected to be carried out. While I wason the process, My client got arrested for hisinvolvement on politics in financing the leading andopposing political parties (the Union of Right Forces,led by Boris Nemtsov, and Yabloko, a liberal/socialdemocratic party led by Gregor Yavlinsky) which posestreat to President Vladimir Putin second tenure asRussian president. You can catch more of the story onthishttp://newsfromrussia.com/main/2003/11/13/51215.htmlYOUR ROLE:All I need from you is to stand as the beneficiary ofthe above quoted sum and I will arrange for thedocumentation which will enable Bank Menatep Russiatransfer the sum to you. I have decided to use thissum to relocate to America and never to beconnected to any of Mikhail Khodorkovskyconglomerates. The transaction has to be concluded in2 weeks before Mikhail Khodorkovsky is out on bail.You may respond via my alternate emaill address:drdouglassanderson@yahoo.comThank you very muchRegardsDr barrister douglass anderson
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