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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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Fraud email example:

From: stanic milakovo <stanic101@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 03:00:56 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Barclays Bank Transaction


Dear Friend

Urgent attention please

Firstly, this is not to bring embarrassment to you.
I am Stanic Milakovo a representative of Mr. Mikhail Khordokovsky, the former C.E.O of Yukos Oil Company in Russia (Russian Largest Oil Company) Chairman CEO: Menatep SBP Bank "A well reputable financial institution with its branches all over the world" l got know you through information my specialist secured from the commercial section of your country's Embassy in London, that you are a reliable and capable l can work with. Although, my specialist did not inform them of the true reason of information for security reason.
I have a very sensitive and confidential brief from this top (oligarch) to ask for your partnership in re-profiling funds worth of over US$125.753 million. I will give the details, but in summary, the funds are already deposited into a branch of Barclays Bank London, where it will be transfered to any bank account when applied forunder a home work we have already done.
In this transaction, you will be paid 18% of total amount (9$125.753) that is in involved for your "Management Fees" We decided this percentage so that you will not raise eye blow when you might claimed the funds.

SOURCEOF FUNDS:
The document(s) of the above funds in question was handed over to me to be used in payment of an American oil merchant for his last oil deal with my Boss Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Shortly after being deposited into a a branch of Barclays Bank London, by Moltiva Vilmir "one of our company’s associates" who is now working with me for a possible retrieval of the funds from the Barclays Bank London which we will later reveal its location to you. Where the final disbursement was expected to be carried out from. While I was on the process, My Boss got arrested for his involvement on politics in financing the leading and opposing political parties (the Union of Right Forces, led by Boris Nemtsov, and Yabloko, a liberal/social democratic party led by Gregor Yavlinsky) which poses treat to President Vladimir Putin (Russian president) second tenure.

YOUR ROLE:
All I need from you is to stand as the beneficiary of the above funds and I will arrange for the documentation which will enable the bank to release the funds to you. We have decided to use this sum to relocate to an American continent and never to be connected to any of Mikhail Khodorkovsky conglomerates. The Transaction has to be concluded in soonest before Mikhail Khodorkovsky's case finally end with Putin. Though good number of our business associates are on hidding beacsue of Putin's determination to jail all Mr. Mikhail Khordokovsky's business associates those Russians and a few outsiders.
If you are interested, please write me back by email and provide me with your confidential telephone number, fax numbers. And also provide your full names, your company’s Letter Head and preformed invoice to effect immediate change of ownership by our lawyer who is already on standby for the said re-profiling and I will provide further details and instructions to you. Please keep this confidential, we cannot afford any more political problems.

Finally, note that this must be concluded within two (10) working days above from such a day you indicate your interest and ability to work with us. Write me back only if this mail meets your good consideration, or if there any thing you wishes to be clarified, feel free to contact me back.

Regards,
Stanic.


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