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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.

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Fraud email example:

From: "Danijela Djuric" <Danijela-Djuric@mail2world.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: Danijela-Djuric@earthling.net
Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2003 19:25:58 +0200
Subject: Re:Response Needed

From;Ms. Danijela Djuric
Personal Secretary to Mikhail Khodorkovsky (M.K) CEO: YUKOS OIL (Russian
Most Largest Oil Company) Chairman CEO: Menatep SBP Bank (A well reputable
financial institution with its branches all over the world)

Dear Friend,
Greetings to you and your family. I have a profiling amount in an excess
of fifty Million United State Dollar (US$50M,) which I seek your partnership
in accommodating for me. You will be rewarded with 5% of the total sum for
your partnership. Can you be my partner on this?

INTRODUCTION OF MY SELF:
I am Mrs. Danijela Djuric a Yugoslavian and personal secretary to Mikhail
Khodorkovsky (M.K) the richest man in Russia and owner of the following:Chairman
CEO: YUKOS OIL (Russian Most Largest OilCompany) Chairman CEO: Menatep SBP
Bank (A well reputable financial institution with its branches all over
the world)

THE FUNDS:
The above funds in question was realized after the Document s of payment
of US$423Million was handed over to me to be used in payment of an American
oil merchant for his last oil deal with my boss Mikhail Khodorkovsky, but
I discovered that there was an excess of US$50Million which I seek your
assistance to invest in your country.

Already the US$423Million have been deposited with Bank Menatep Russia,
but the exces I deposited with security company. While I was on the process
of transfer of the US$423Million, My Boss got arrestedfor his involvement
on politics in financing the leading and opposing political parties (the
Union of Right Forces, led by Boris Nemtsov, and Yabloko, a liberal/social
party led by Gregor Yavlinsky) which poses treat to
President Vladimir Putin second tenure as Russian president. You can catch
more of the story on this http://newsfromrussia.com/main/2003/11/13/51215.html

YOUR ROLE:
All I need from you is to stand as the beneficiary of the consignment containin g
the sum of US$50Million and I will arrange for the documentation which will
enable the Security Company release the trunk box which is containing the
sum of US$50Million to you .I am assuring you that this transaction is hundred
percent risk free.I have decided to use this sum to relocate to American
continent and never to be connected to any of Mikhail Khodorkovsky conglomerates.The
transaction has to be concluded in 1 weeks before Mikhail Khodorkovsky is
out on
bail.

Please reply this mail I look forward to it.

Much Regards,

Danijela Djuric.

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