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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 Kimaeve Lioudmila <ideratzx@att.net>
Reply-To: kim_lioudmila56@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 05:30:32 -0800 (PST)
Subject: BE MY BUSINESS PARTNER


Dear Friend,
 
I have a profiling amount in an excess of US$10.5M(ten million five hundered thousand us dollars which I seek your partnership in accommodating for me.. You will be rewarded with 25% of the total sum for your  partnership. Can you be my partner on this?I have being very careful in searching for a reliable partner that I can entrust my funds with,before I came in contact with your personality on the internet.
 
INTRODUCTION OF MY SELF:
I am Mrs.KIMAEVA LIOUDMILA, a personal secretary to Mikhail Khodorkovsky the richest man in Russia and owner of the following companies: Chairman CEO: YUKOS OIL (Russian Most Largest Oil Company) Chairman CEO: Menatep SBP Bank (A well reputable financial institution with its branches all over the world)
 
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
The above funds in question are my personal funds,as compensation to me from the last oil deal my boss Mr Mikhail Khodorkovsky had with an American oil marchant .the funds are deposited in one of the leadind commecial banks  in Western Europe ,where the final crediting is expected to be carried out. 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 partyled by Gregor Yavlinsky) which poses treat to President Vladimir Putin second tenure as Russian president. You can catch more of the story on this 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 arrange for the documentation which will enable Financial/Security Institution in Western Europe  transfer the  sum to you. I have decided to use this sum to relocate to country and never to be  connected to any of Mikhail Khodorkovsky conglomerates. The transaction has to be concluded in 2 weeks,I will not buy idea of phone discussion between both of us,due to my present political predicament,as I do not want anybody to have clue about my funds, but as  time goes on i will introduce you to my only trustee legal adviser,it is him who will be able to speak with you on phone .As soon as I get your willingness to comply through my above private email address I will  give you more details.
 

Thank you very much
Regards,
MRS. KIMAEVE LIOUDMILA

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