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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.
  • mrs_skoromnik_marina1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Skoromnik Marina Nikolaevna" <mrs_skoromnikmarina107@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrs_skoromnik_marina1@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2007 00:35:03 +0000
Subject: IMPORTANT BUSINESS PROPOSAL!!

Dear intending partner,

My name is Mrs.Skoromnik Marina Nikolaevna, personal treasurer to Mr.Platon
Lebedev,the arrested chairman bank menatep spb,and highest share holder
yukos oil in Russia. Who is presently in jail.

I have a concealed business suggestion for you,I have documents of a large
amount of funds which he (Mr.Platon Lebedev my boss) handed over to me
before he was detained and now been tried in Russia for Tax Invasion,
thereby leading to the freezing of his finances and assets.

I was once arrested as a close associates to Mr.Platon Lebedev,But now, I
have been released and placed under immigration security watchlist. I cannot
tavel out of the country, make or answer telephone calls, my only means of
communication for now is through email as I am seriously monitored.

After searching through the books of your country's chambers of commerce and
industries here in Russia I am contacting you to assist me to re-profile the
funds and equally invest same. The total amount of funds to be re-profiled
is forty six million dollars ($46,000,000.00) and you will be paid 20% for
your management services.

As soon as I receive your acceptance, I will send you all necessary details
and my identification.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: All response should be directed to my private email box as
any response outside it would not be acknowledge.

Email: mrs_skoromnik_marina1@yahoo.com

Yours sincerely,
Mrs.Skoromnik Marina Nikolaevna.

N/B: YOU CAN GET MORE INSIGHT FROM THE LINKS BELOW:
http://www.lebedevtrial.com/
http://www.mosnews.com/images/p/2128.shtml
http://platon-lebedev-news.newslib.com/story/4539-2632343/
http://www.eng.yabloko.ru/Publ/2003/PAPERS/7/nyt_040703.html

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