Ziya Bazhayev
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Ziya Bazhayev was a prominent Russia
Russia
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n businessman of Chechen
Chechen people
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 origin specializing in oil trading. He died in Moscow
Moscow
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 during a crash of a Yakovlev Yak-40
Yakovlev Yak-40
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 aircraft shortly after take off on March 9, 2000, together with a Russian journalist, Artyom Borovik
Artyom Borovik
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Bazhayev's death is mentioned in many Nigerian 419 scam e-mails.
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