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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: "Mrs.Larisa Sosnitskaya" <larisa_sos114@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 22:13:07 +0000
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL FROM LARISA


Dear intending partner,

First of all I will like you to kindly view these links as they will
help you to understand my business proposal to you.

http://www.supportmbk.com
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4105663
Http://newsfromrussia.com/main/2005/03/29/58914.html
http://www.interfax.ru/e/b/politics/28.html?id_issue=11261041
Http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/mikhail-khodorkovsky

My name is mrs.larisa sosnitskaya, personal secretary to Mr. Boris
Mikhail khodorkovsky, the arrested chairman CEO of yukos oil and bank
menatep spb in Russia. Who is presently in jail? I have documents of a large
amount of funds which he handed over to me before he was detained and
now been tried in Russia for financing political parties (the union of
right forces, led by Boris Nemtsov and yabloko, a liberal/social
democratic party led by Greg or yavlinsky) opposed to the government of
mr.vladmir putin, the president thereby leading to the freezing of his
finances and assets.

After searching through the books of your country's chambers of
commerce and industries here in Russia I am contacting you to assist me to
re-profile the funds and equally invest same. The total amount of funds to
be re-profiled is forty six million dollars ($46,000,000.00) and you
will be paid 20% for your management services.

As soon as I receive your acceptance, I will send you all necessary
details and my identification.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: All response should be directed to my private email
box as any response outside it would not be acknowledge.

Email:larisa_sos106@msn.com


Best Regards,

Mrs.Larisa Sosnitskaya

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