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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: Zarki Ali <zarki.ali@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <zarki_ali_1954@yahoo.pl>
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 22:30:01 +0000
Subject: EXECUTIVE IN RUSSIA.


Dear Sir,
I am Mr. Zarki Ali, I represent a top companyexecutive in Russia. I have a very sensitive andprivate brief from this top executive to ask for yourpartnership to re-profile funds over 41.5millionEuros.I will give the details, but in summary, the fund isfrom a holding bank in Russia where we have aconsiderable stake. Presently we have established aprofiling channel through our corresponding bank inWestern Europe. We need to present You/your Company asa management consultant to undertake and complete thisre-profiling job. This is a legitimate transaction. Ipropose that you will be paid 8 % of this fund foryour proposed "management consultation invoicedcharges", for your assistance to re-profile this fundsappropriately, if I am able to reach terms with you.
If you are willing to render this assistance quietly,please write back by email and provide me with yourconfidential telephone number, email address andcorporate profile and I will provide further details.Please keep this close to your chest as much aspossible; we cannot afford any political problems withMoscow. Whatever your decision, Write me back. I lookforward to it.

Regards,
Zarki Ali.

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