419 scam: "MR. Bruce Misamore" <brucemis8376@mail.ru> BUSINESS OFFER

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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "br.misa@hotmail.de" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- "br.misa@hotmail.de" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
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: "MR. Bruce Misamore" <brucemis8376@mail.ru>
Reply-To: br.misa@hotmail.de
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:01:49 -0300 (ART)
Subject: BUSINESS OFFER_URGENT

BUSINESS OFFER_URGENT
PLEASE FOR CONFIDENTIALITY REASONS CONTACT ME THROUGH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS:
br.misa@hotmail.de

Dear Partner,

I am Mr. Bruce Misamore 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 it's
Branches all over the world) SOURCE OF FUNDS: I have a profiling amount in
an excess of 100,000,000 dollars (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. Can you be my partner on this?
Already the funds have left the shore of Russia through diplomatic means
to a European Holding firm where the final crediting is expected to be
carried out. While I was on the process, my boss got arrested for his
Involvement in politics by 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
threat to President Vladimir Putin Second Tenure as Russian president.

You can catch more of the story on This website:

http://www.supportmbk.com
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3213505.stm
http://newsfromrussia.com/main/2003/11/13/51215.html
http://newsfromrussia.com/main/2005/03/29/58914.html
http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Mikhail-khodorkovsky
http://newsfromrussia.com/main/2003/11/13/51215.html

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. I have decided
to use this sum to relocate to American continent and never to be
connected to any of Mikhail khodorkovsky conglomerates. The transaction
has to be concluded within 5 to 10 working days, as soon as I confirm your
readiness to conclude the transaction with me.

Contact me via my private E-mail: br.misa@hotmail.de

with the following information

Name:
Telephone/Fax:
Profession:
E-mail address:

With this information I can furnish you with more details immediately.
Thank you very much.

Regards,
Bruce Misamore [Mr]

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