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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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  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: "JOHN HASSAN" <johnhassan02@aim.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 17:06:46 -0700
Subject: BIG TIME BUSINESS IS VERY URGENT.

Dear friend
I am Mr. John Hassan 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 10%
($10,050,000:00) 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 more details, I thank you very much for taking your time to go through this proposal and please treat it with utmost confidentiality

Regards,

John Hassan.

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