419 scam: "Larisa Sosnitskaya"<lssosnit841@gmail.com> MUTUAL BENEFIT

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "keep this confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- lssosnit841@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Larisa Sosnitskaya" (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2011 06:27:11 +0800
Subject: MUTUAL BENEFIT

I am Larisa Sosnitskaya and I represent Mr. Mikhail Borisovich
Khodorkovsky the former C.E.O of Yukos Oil Company in Russia,who was arrested in October 2003.

I have a very sensitive and confidential brief to ask for your partnership to transfer funds amounting to the tune of US$46 Million in your favor.Full details will be given upon your response.

You will be compensated with 20% of total sum, for your assistance and co-operation to make the transaction a success.

To buttress my claim, you can view from the web sites below for more understanding and clips of my boss.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3213505.stm
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2005/04/11/041.html
http://www.nndb.com/people/633/000025558/

If you are interested, do feel free to respond and ask any questions where you need more clarification, as I am ready to work with you with all openness and honesty.

Please keep this confidential as we cannot afford more political problems for my boss,

Full details of transaction shall be availed to you, on our next conversation. Looking forward to hear from you soonest.

Please respond only to : lssosnit841@gmail.com

Regards,
Larisa Sosnitskaya

I am currently in a hide out in Germany,

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