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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:
  • "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: "Rigo Feretz" <feretzrigo22@ig.com.br>
Reply-To: feretzz@live.com
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 22:29:31 +0100
Subject: Yukos Oil


Dear Partner,

I am Mr. Rigo Feretz a personal chief financial treasurer to Mikhail
Khodorkovsky the Richest man in Russia and owner of the following companies:
Chairman CEO: YUKOS OIL (Russian Largest Oil Company) Chairman CEO: Menatep
SBP Bank (A well reputable financial institution with branches all over the
world)

SOURCE OF FUNDS: I have a profiling amount in an excess of one hundred
million dollars which I seek your Partnership in accommodating for me. You
will be rewarded with 10% of the total sum for your partnership. Already the
funds have left the shore of Russia through diplimatic means to a European
Holding firm where the final crediting is expected to be carried out. You
can catch more of the story on this website:

http://www.supportmbk.com
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3213505.stm

YOUR ROLE: All I need from you is to stand as the beneficiary of the above
quoted sum and I will re-profile the funds with your name, which will enable
the European Holding firm transfer the sum to you. Contact me via my private
email: feretzz@live.com so that I can furnish you with more details.

Regards,
Rigo Feretz [Mr]

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