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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: ese_oghene@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 08:07:42 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?URLIKA=20OMERZEL=20JAGODIC?=

I am Ms. URLIKA OMERZEL JAGODIC, personal secretary to Mikhail Khodorkovsky
the founder and owner of YUKOS OIL of Russia, (Russian Largest Oil Company).


First and foremost, I apologized using this medium to reach you for a deal
of this magnitude, but this is due to confidentiality and prompt access
reposed on this medium. I have decided to seek a confidential assistance
from you in the execution of the business described below for the benefit
of all parties and hope you will keep confidential.



I seek your partnership to accommodate the sum of US$14M (fourteen million
dollars) for us, and the need is very urgent.



My Boss got arrested for his involvement in 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 posed treat to President Vladimir Putin leadership as Russian
president before he was re-elected On March 14, 2004. You can catch more
of the story on
<<http://newsfromrussia.com/main/2003/11/13/51215.html>>



The Russian Government had already concluded plans to frozen all the accounts
in my boss name (Mikhail Khodorkovsky) both corporate and personal before
I connived with an high ranked official of YUKOS OIL,(who is also my partner
in this business) to raise a memo stating that YUKOS OIL owe a foreign contractor
the sum of 423m US dollars which was finally approved for payment after
some deliberations, by the Government of Russia.



YOUR ROLE:


I will present you or your company as the foreign contractor, and the beneficiary
of the above stated sum. I will also arrange for the documentation which
the payment center will need to transfer the sum to you.



The transaction has to be concluded as soon as possible. You will be rewarded
with 10 percent of the total sum for your assistance.

My present Resources will not be sufficient for me also to handle the business
alone successfully without assistance from a reliable foreign partner like
you.



This deal is 100% safe, Also, your area of trade or specialization is not
an hindrance to the successful execution of this transaction. I have reposed
my confidence in you and hope that you will not disappoint me.



Please, endeavour to contact me immediately through my Email: urlika@babbalu.com
please remember to treat this matter as very confidential, and remember
once again that time is of the essence in this business.



I wait in anticipation of your reply.

Regards,

Ms.URLIKA OMERZEL JAGODIC

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