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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: rurikvassily@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2005 02:51:31 -0700
Subject: YUKOS OIL

Dear Friend,

I am Mr Rurik Vassily a personal treasurer to Mikhail Khodorkovsky the
richest man in Russia and owner of the following companies:Chairman
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)

SOURCE OF FUNDS:
I have a profiling amount in an excess of US$100.5M, which I seek your
partnership in accommodating for me. You will be rewarded with 4% of
thetotal 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
transferof 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 anEuropean private bank where the final
crediting is expected to be carried out. While I was on the process, My
Bossgot arrested for his involvement in politics by financing the leading

andopposing political parties (the Union of Right Forces,
led by Boris Nemtsov, and Yabloko, a liberal/social democratic party
led byGregor Yavlinsky) which poses treat to President Vladimir Putin second
tenure as Russian president. You can catch more of the story on

this website:
http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0505/232340.html
http://www.opendemocracy.net/debates/article-3-56-1409.jspor
http://newsfromrussia.com/main/2003/11/13/51215.html

YOUR ROLE:
All I need from you is to stand as the beneficiary of the above quoted
sumand 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

before Mikhail Khodorkovsky is out from jail. As soon as I confirm your readiness
to conclude the transaction with me, I will provide you with the details.
Thank you very much

Regards
Rurik Vassily(Mr)





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