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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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• 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.
  • mslilian1@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Del Janik" <JANIKD@cortland.edu>
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:18:56 -0400
Subject: GREETINGS

GREETINGS
I am Ms Lilian Margarita, a personal secretary to Mikhail khodorkovsky the
richest man in Russia and owner of the following companies: Chairman
CEO: YUKOS
OIL (Russian Most Largest Oil Company) Chairman CEO: Menatep SBP Bank (A
reputable financial institution with its branches all over the world).

I have a profiling amount in an excess of US$14.6M,which I seek your
partnership in accommodating for me.You will be rewarded with 40% of the total
sum for yourpartnership. Can you be my partner on this?

SOURCE OF FUNDS:

The documents of the above funds in question was handed over to me to be used
in payment of an American oil merchant for his last oil deal with my boss
Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Already the funds have been deposited some where in the
UK (undisclosed for now), where the final crediting is expected to be carried
out. While I was on the process, My Boss got arrested for his involvement on
politics in financing the leading and opposing political parties (the Union of
Right Forces, led by Boris Nemtsov, and Yabloko, a liberal/socia 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

http://newsfromrussia.com/main/2003/11/13/51215.html <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 arrange for the documentation which will enable transfer of 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 in 2 weeks. As soon as I get your willingness to comply
through mymost private email address Reply to: [ mslilian1@gmail.com <http://uk.mc286.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=mslilian1@gmail.com> ]
, I will
give you more details.

Thank you very much

Regards,
Ms Lilian Margarita

Note: Please all message should be forwarded to my private E-mail at
mslilian1@gmail.com <http://uk.mc286.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=mslilian1@gmail.com>

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