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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: Mr Martin George <ews5703@att.net>
Reply-To: hhpt.2324@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2011 18:33:17 -0800 (PST)
Subject: RE: From Mr Martin George***



Dear friend,



My name is Mr Martin George, Personal Assistant to Mr. Boris

Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the arrested Chairman/ CEO of Yukos Oil and Bank Menatep SPB in Russia who is presently in jail.



I have the documents of a large amount of funds which he handed over to me before he was detained and tried in Russia for financing political

parties (the Union of Right Forces, led by Boris Nemtsov and Yabloko, a Liberal/ Social Democratic Party led by Gregor Yavlinsky) opposed to

the Government of Mr. Vladmir Putin, the current President of Russia,

thereby leading to the freezing of his finances and assets.



You can read more about his ordeal from the following sites:



Http://www.supportmbk.com

Http://newsfromrussia.com/main/2005/03/29/58914.html

Http://news.ft.com/cms/4bb9612a-d254-11d8-b661-00000e2511c8.html

Http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3213505.stm

Http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3042850.stm



After searching through the books of your Country's Chambers of

Commerce and Industries here in Russia, I am contacting you to assist me to re-profile the funds and equally invest same on his behalf. The total amount of funds to be re-profiled is one hundred Forty Six Million United State Dollars (USD$146,000,000.00) and you will be paid 20% for your management services.



I will send you the necessary details and my personal identification

documents.



Yours Sincerely,

Mr Martin George

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