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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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• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • dickmub1@netscape.net
  • dickmub1@netscape.net

Fraud email example:

From: Mr.Alexei Dickson Zakharenko <alexdz@list.ru>
Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2005 11:39:12 +0200
Subject: Mr.Alexei Dickson Zakharenko


Dear Partner,
SEEKING FOR PARTNERSHIP
I Mr.Alexei Dickson Zakharenko 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$10.5million which I seek your partnership in accommodating for me. You will be rewarded with 20% 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
transferring 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 firm 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 opposing political parties (the Union of Right Forces, led by Boris Nemtsov, and Yabloko,a liberal/social democratic partyled by Gregor Yavlinsky) which poses treat to President Vladimir Putin second tenure as Russian president. You can catch more of the story on the following.
For more clarifications kindly check this website:
http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/moscow/khodorkovskyinterview.html

YOUR ROLE:
All that is needed of you is to stand as the beneficiary of the above quoted sum and I will re-profile the funds with your name from the firm to bank which will enable you transfer the sum to your destination via bank to bank transfer. I have decided to use this sum to relocate to your country and never to be connected to any of Mikhail Khodorkovsky conglomerates I will need your help also in this regards. The transaction has to be concluded before my boss is out from jail. As soon as I confirm your Readiness to conclude the transaction with me, I will provide you with the details of the firm etc.
Thank you very much and awaiting your prompt responses. Please do contact Dr. Carlos Peter on 0034628159792.Email:dickmub1@netscape.net
Regards,
Mr.Alexei Dickson Zakharenko
dickmub1@netscape.net

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