419 scam: "Hooper Shields"<services@russia.ru> I am Hooper Shields

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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 "Yukos oil" scam. The criminals who send such emails have no connection to Yukos Oil. The emails are usually sent from Nigeria. The only money that ever changes hands in this scam is from you to the criminals.

Fraud email example:

From: "Hooper Shields" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <hoopershieldmd.russia@aol.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 02:53:57 -0700
Subject: I am Hooper Shields

Attn:

I am Hooper Shields, I represent Mr. Mikhail
Khordokovsky the former C.E.O of Yukos Oil Company in Russia. I have a
very sensitive and confidential brief from this top (oligarch) to ask for
your partnership in re-profiling funds over $68 Million USD. I will give
the details, but in summary, the funds are coming via a legitimate source.
This is a genuine deal. Not only that, the stake he had in apatit stocks,
that a state own fertilizer company, the dividend had increase by at lease
70%. This gives a better liquidity scale for any interested investor that
will want proxy swapping. These two transactions will be beneficiary to
you at the end of the day; you will be paid 25% for your "management
fees". If you are interested, please write back by providing me with your
full name, occupation, direct telephone/fax number. I will provide further
details and instructions. Please keep this chested; we can't afford more
political problems. Finally, please note that this must be concluded
within two weeks. You can find more information about Mr. Mikhail Khordokosky trial on the links below to have better picture of this transaction.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/ europe/7920572.stm
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/ 04/07/world/europe/07trial. html
http://www.globalpost.com/ dispatch/russia/100111/ mikhail-khodorkovsky-trial- justice

Sincerely,
Hooper Shields.

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