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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: "Alexei Zakharenko" <alexizakharenko1@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2005 07:01:12 +0000
Subject: FROM YOKUS OIL


PLEASE REPLY TO MY SECURED EMAIL ADDRESS: alexei1010@katamail.com

Dear friend
I am Mr. Alexei Zakharenko a personal treasurer to Mikhail Khodorkovsky the
Richest man in Russia and owner of the following companies: Chairman CEO:
YUKOS OIL (Russian Largest Oil Company)
Chairman CEO: Menatep SBP Bank (A well reputable financial institution with
it’s Branches all over the world)
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
I have a profiling amount in an excess of 100,000,000 dollars (one hundred
million dollar) that I seek your Partnership in accommodating for me. You
will be rewarded with 10% of the total sum for your partnership. Can you be
my partner on this?
INTRODUCTION OF MY SELF
As a personal consultant to him, authority was handed over to me in transfer
of money of an American oil merchant for his last oil deal with my boss
Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Already the funds have left the shore of Russia to a
European private Bank where the final crediting is expected to be carried
out. While I was on the process, My Boss got arrested for his Involvement in
politics by financing the leading And opposing political parties (the Union
of Right Forces, led by Boris Nemtsov, and Yabloko, a liberal/social
democratic 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 websites:
http://www.yukos.com
http://news.ft.com/cms/4bb9612a-d254-11d8-b661-00000e2511c8.html
http://www.hoovers.com/yukos/--ID__53700--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4105663
http://newsfromrussia.com/main/2003/11/13/51215.html
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050531/ap_on_bi_ge/russia_khodorkovsky
YOUR ROLE:
All I need from you is to stand as the beneficiary of the Above quoted Sum
and I will re-profile the funds with your name, which will enable The
European bank transfer the sum to you. 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 2 weeks before Mikhail Khodorkovsky is out on bail. As
Soon as I confirm your readiness to conclude the transaction with me.
Contact me via my private box: alexei1010@katamail.com so that I can furnish
you with more details.
Thank you very much.
Regards
Alexei Zakharenko [Mr]

NB: PLEASE IGNIORE THIS MAIL IF YOU ARE NOT INTERESTED IN THE OFFER AND YOU
CANNOT HANDLE LARGE SUMS OF MONEY.

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