419 scam: "DR . JOHN LEWIS " <j66559@gmail.com> CAN I TRUST YOU.

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
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: "DR . JOHN LEWIS " <j66559@gmail.com>
Reply-To: j66559@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2014 17:50:23 -0700
Subject: CAN I TRUST YOU.

ATTN: SIR,

CAN I TRUST YOU.
MY NAME IS DR. JOHN LEWIS , (P.A ) COMFIDENTIAL PERSONAL ASSISTANT TO
MR. BORIS MIKHAIL KHODORKOVSKY, THE CHAIRMAN/ CEO OF YUKOS OIL AND
BANK MENATEP SPB IN RUSSIA .

I HAVE THE DOCUMENTS OF 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.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12082222
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3042850.stm

AFTER SEARCHING THROUGH THE BOOKS OF YOUR COUNTRY'S CHAMBERS OF
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIES , 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 AND FORTY SIX MILLION
UNITED STATES DOLLARS (USD$146,000,000.00) AND YOU WILL BE PAID 10%
FOR YOUR MANAGEMENT SERVICES.

AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR ACCEPTANCE I WILL SEND YOU THE NECESSARY
DETAILS AND MY PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION
DOCUMENTS.

NOTE: THIS IS CONFIDENTIAL,IS BETWEEN I AND YOU.

YOURS SINCERELY,
DR . JOHN LEWIS

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