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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" <lar_isa_kyanits@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 12:49:24 +0000
Subject: DEAR FRIEND

NAME:MRS LARISA SOSNITSKAYA

Email:mrslarisa_sosnitskaya2@walla.com

DEAR FRIEND,

I am Mrs. Larisa Sosnitskaya a personal treasurer to Mikhail K= hodorkovsky the Richest man in Russia and owner of the following companie= s, Chairman CEO: YUKOS OIL (Russian Largest Oil Company) Chairman CEO: Me= natep SBP Bank (A well reputable financial institution with it=92s Branch= es all over the world).

SOURCE OF FUNDS:

I have a profiling amount in an excess of US$46M, which I seek= your Partnership in accommodating for me. You will be rewarded with 30% = 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 transfer of 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 an European private Bank where the final crediting is expec= ted to be carried out. While I was on the process, My Boss got arrested f= or his Involvement in politics by financing the leading And opposing poli= tical parties (the Union of Right Forces,led by Boris Nemtsov, and Yablok= o, a liberal/social democratic party Led by Gregor Yavlinsky) which poses= treat to President Vladimir Putin Second Tenure as Russian president and= he is presently in Jail now.

You can catch more of the story on This website:

http://www.yukos.com

http://news.ft.com/cms/4bb9612a-d254-11d8-b661-00000e2511c8.ht= ml

http://www.hoovers.com/yukos/--ID__53700--/free-co-factsheet.x= html

http://newsfromrussia.com/main/2003/11/13/51215.html =

 

YOUR ROLE:

All I need from you is to stand as the beneficiary of the Abov= e quoted Sum and I will re-profile the funds with your name, which will e= nable The European bank transfer the sum to you. I have decided to use th= is Sum to relocate to another continent and never to be connected to any = of Mikhail Khodorkovsky conglomerates. As Soon as I confirm your readines= s to conclude the transaction with me, I Will provide you with the detail= s. Please reach me through this email address:mrslarisa_sosnitskaya2@walla.com for further corresponding. <= /P>

Thank you very much.

Regards

Mrs Larisa Sosnitskaya

 

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