419 scam: "Igor Ivanov" <igorivanovorg@sify.com> Sub:Mutual Investment relationship.

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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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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Igor Ivanov" <igorivanovorg@sify.com>
Reply-To: igorivanovorg@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2010 18:26:54 -0600 (MDT)
Subject: Sub:Mutual Investment relationship.

Sub:Mutual Investment relationship.
Hello,

This is a Management Placement on behalf of Mr. Mikhail B. Khodorkovsky
the founder & former C.E.O of Yukos Oil and Bank
Menatep Spb in Russia. His profile can be view here:
http://www.letthemgonow.com
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yukos

I have been assigned by the FOUNDER of the above mentioned organization to
seek a reliable and trust worthy International Business partner that can
assist the embattled organization to carry out investment with her
investment Bond deposited with a financial institution in Europe for
onward investment in your company or any other viable sector in your
country that will be of mutual benefits to all. Our primary target is
possible investment in oil and gas,alternatively you can suggest any other
viable area in which we can invest.The fund would be made available to you
for a period of 10years hoping that we would have resolved our problems
with the Government within the stipulated time frame.

This is a legitimate transaction.We will set a meeting with and our
Bankers within Europe upon your acceptance of this proposal.In other to
avoid political scandal or doubt,we must have a face to face meeting with
any prospective partner before
signing a Contract.

Endeavor to forward your investment plans,along with your company
details/profile,contact numbers and identification.

Regards,
Igor Ivanov.
Yukos Oil Company
31A Dubininskaya Street, Moscow,115054 Russia.

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