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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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• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • oslobeg@zipmail.com.br (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "oslobeg" <oslobeg@terra.com.mx>
Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2006 17:13:37 -0600
Subject: Olsom


Dear
I am Mr. Olsom Begharta the Personal Treasurer/Financial Consultant to
Mikhail
Khodorkovsky the Richest man in Russia. He is the largest share holder in the
following companies; YUKOS OIL, Russian (this is Russian Largest Oil Company)
and 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$100.5M, which I seek your
Partnership in accommodating for me. You will be rewarded with 4%
($4,020,000)
of the total sum for your partnership. Can you be my partner on this?
As the Personal Treasurer/Financial consultant to Mr Khodorkovsky, he gave me
the authority to transfer this money that is coming from an American oil
merchant, which was the last oil deal my boss Mikhail Khodorkovsky had with
them. If this money is known Putin's Government in Russia, they will
confiscate it under the pretence that my boss evaded tax.
The funds have left the shore of Russia to 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 a treat to President Vladimir Putin Second Tenure as Russian president.
You can catch more of the story on this website below for your understanding:
http://www.yukos.com
http://news.ft.com/cms/4bb9612a-d254-11d8-b661-00000e2511c8.html
http://www.hoovers.com/yukos/--ID__53700--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4105663
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 your nominated account.
As Soon as I confirm your readiness to conclude the transaction with me, I
will provide you with the details. Kindly reply to my private email address
oslobeg@zipmail.com.br
Thank you very much and please treat this proposal with utmost
confidentiality
Regards
Olsom Beghart (Mr.)

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