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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Dimitri" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <businessinfo2000@e-mail.cz>
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2011 12:10:57 +0300
Subject: - Message Mrs Elena Dimitri -

Dear Partner,
I am Mrs Elena, financial controller 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)

Please get back to me to give you details of the transaction.if you are interested please provide below information :

Your full names :
Address :
Your country :
Age :
Phone and fax number :
Occupation :
Do you own a company:

I have a profiling amount of US$45 Million in which I seek your partnership
in accommodating for me. You will have to invest the said amount for a minimum
of two years in your country and I will be your silent co-partner in the investment.
.
For better understanding about Mikhail Khodorkovsky, please visit the
following sites:

http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/k/mikhail_b_khodo
rkovsky/index.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12082222
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/27/mikhail-khodorkovsky-
guilty_n_801447.html

Thank you very much.
Best Regards
Mrs Elena

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