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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: "Walter Glazer" <walterglazz@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 09:23:55 +0000
Subject: Re: Mikhail Khordokovsky

Dear Friend,

Firstly, this is not to cause you embarrassment, I am Walter Glazer and I
represent Mr. Mikhail Khordokovsky the former C.E.O of Yukos Oil Company in
Russia (Russian Most Largest Oil Company) Chairman CEO: Menatep SBP Bank (A
well reputable financial institution with its branches all over the world) .

I have a very sensitive and confidential brief from this top (oligarch) to
ask for your partnership in re-profiling funds over US$31.5 million. I will
give the details, but in summary, the funds are from Bank Menatep in Russia.
The fund was packaged and dispatched to a security company in Europe for
security reasons which I believe you are aware or will be made clear to you
later. This is a legitimate transaction, you will be paid 7% for your
"management fees".

SOURCE OF FUNDS:
The documents of the above funds in question was handed over to me to be
used as part payment of an American oil merchant for his last oil deal with
my boss Mikhail Khodorkovsky.While I was on the process, My Boss got
arrested for 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 democratic party led by Gregor Yavlinsky)
which poses treat to President Vladimir Putin second tenure as Russian
president.

YOUR ROLE:
All I need from you is to stand as the beneficiary of the above quoted sum
and I will arrange for the documentation which will enable the Security
Company in Europe hand over the entire deposit 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 soonest before Mikhail Khodorkovsky is out on bail.

If you are interested, please write back by email walterglazz@yahoo.com and
provide me with your confidential telephone number, fax number and email
address and I will provide further details and instructions. Please keep
this confidential; we can't afford more political problems. Finally, please
note that this must be concluded within two weeks. Please write back
promptly.I will also suggest you visit these news sites on the internet to
be better
about this project.

http://www.winne.com/topinterviews/khodorkovsky.htm
http://newsfromrussia.com/main/2003/11/13/51215.html
http://www.supportmbk.com/mbk/mbk_bio.cfm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3213505.stm
http://www.disinfopedia.org/wiki.phtml?title=Mikhail_B._Khodorkovsky
http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/moscow/khodorkovskyinterview.html
http://www.forbes.com/finance/lists/75/2004/LIR.jhtml?passListIdu&passYear

Write me back. I look forward to it.

Regards
Mr. Walter Glazer

I await your reply soonest.

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