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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: "yuriy lagutin" <yuriy_lagutin2006@msn.com>
Reply-To: yry_lagutin@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2005 04:42:10 +0000
Subject: FUNDS REPROFILING


Dear Friend,

I am Yuriy Lagutin a personal Assistant 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$55M, which I seek
yourpartnership in accommodating for me. You will be rewarded with 20% of
the total sum for your partnership.

INTRODUCTION OF MY SELF
As a personal consultant to him, authority was handed over to me to transfer
the money from his last oil deal with an American oil merchant.Already the
funds have left the shores of Russia to an 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 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 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 invest this money
in real estate and properties in your country and i'm also going to relocate
once the transaction is concluded. The transaction has to be concluded
before Mikhail Khodorkovsky is out from jail and 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









YURIY LAGUTIN
YUKOS OIL

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