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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 Jiana Lizork <jyanalizorkina1@aol.co.uk>
Reply-To: jyanalizorkina1@gmail.com
Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2014 14:26:48 +0000
Subject: Top Urgent...Business Proposal


Dear Friend,

My name is Mrs. Jiana Lizork, Personal Assistant to Mr. Boris Mikhail
Khodorkovsky, the Chairman / CEO of Yukos Oil and Bank Menatep SPB in
Russia who was arrested and released from jail last year and currently
on exile in Germany.

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 and Dmitry Medvedev,
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://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 FORTY SIX MILLION UNITED
STATE DOLLARS (USD$46,000,000.00) and you will be paid 30% for your
management services.

As soon as I receive your acceptance through my personal Email
address: jyanalizorkina1@gmail.com

I will send you the necessary details and my personal identification
documents and please if you are not interested please do not reply back.

This transaction will demand absolute secrecy from you.

Yours Sincerely,
Jiana Lizork
Dear Friend,

My name is Mrs. Jiana Lizork, Personal Assistant to Mr. Boris Mikhail
Khodorkovsky, the Chairman / CEO of Yukos Oil and Bank Menatep SPB in
Russia who was arrested and released from jail last year and currently
on exile in Germany.

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 and Dmitry Medvedev,
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://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 FORTY SIX MILLION UNITED
STATE DOLLARS (USD$46,000,000.00) and you will be paid 30% for your
management services.

As soon as I receive your acceptance through my personal Email
address: jyanalizorkina1@gmail.com

I will send you the necessary details and my personal identification
documents and please if you are not interested please do not reply back.

This transaction will demand absolute secrecy from you.

Yours Sincerely,
Jiana Lizork

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