419 scam: Nikolay Sintsov <nikolaysintsov@c2.hu> Dear Sir,

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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:

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: Nikolay Sintsov <nikolaysintsov@c2.hu>
Reply-To: nikolaysintsov394@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2012 12:13:51 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Dear Sir,

Dear Sir,I am Nikolay Sintsov,personal assistant to Mikhail Khodorkovsky,once rated as the richest man in Russia and owner of YUKOS OIL (Russian largest oil company),chairman CEO: Menatep SBP Bank (a well reputable financial institution with its branches all over the world). My boss(Mikhail Khodorkovsky),was arrested by the Former president, Vladimir Putin and since then, the money($40.5million) he put in my custody has been lying with the finance house in London,Uk. All I need from you is to stand as the beneficiary of the above mentioned sum and I will re-profile the funds with your data, which will enable the financial firm transfer the sum to you. That is, I will tell the finance company that you are a business partner to my boss, and then with my influence, the finance company will transfer the funds to you, after which we will share the $40.5million according to the percentages therein, 40% for you and 60% for me.
Are you now ready? write back,Mr.Nikolay Sintsov.

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