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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.
  • bmisamore@mail.ru (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: BRUCE MISAMORE <bmisamore55@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 23:29:51 +0000
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED


Dear Partner,
I am Mr.Bruce Misamore a Personal Assistant to Mikhail
Khodorkovsky the Richest man in Russia and owner of the following
companies: Chairman CEO: YUKOS OIL (Russian Largest Oil Company) Chairman
CEO: Menatep SBP Bank (A well reputable financial institution with it's branches
all over the world)


SOURCE OF FUNDS: I have a profiling amount in an excess of $100,000,000
(one hundred million dollars) which I seek your Partnership in
accommodating for me. You will be rewarded with 10% of the total sum
for your partnership. Can you be my partner on this? Already the funds have
left the shore of Russia through diplomatic means to a European Holding
firm 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 treat to President Vladimir Putin Second
Tenure as Russian president. You can catch more of the story on This
websites:
http://www.supportmbk.com
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3213505.stm
http://newsfromrussia.com/main/2003/11/13/51215.html
http://newsfromrussia.com/main/2005/03/29/58914.html
http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Mikhail-khodorkovsky
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 Holding firm transfer the sum to you. I have decided to
use this sum to relocate to American continent and never to be connected to
any of Mikhail khodorkovsky conglomerates. The transaction has to be
concluded within 5 to 10 working days, as soon as I confirm your readiness
to conclude the transaction with me. Contact me via my private box:
(bmisamore@mail.ru) so that I can furnish you with more
details.


PLEASE FOR CONFIDENTIALITY REASONS CONTACT ME THROUGH MY SECURED EMAIL
ADDRESS: bmisamore@mail.ru

Thank you very much,
Regards,
Bruce Misamore [Mr]

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