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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: "Kimaeva Lioudmila" <trustkemaa@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: kimaeva@compaqnet.fr
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 09:24:12 +0100
Subject: trust offer

Dear sir,

I have a profiling amount in an excess of US$100M, which I seek your partnership in accommodating for me. You will be rewarded with 4% of the total
sum for your partnership. Can you be my partner on this?

INTRODUCTION OF MY SELF:

I am Ms.KIMAEVA LIOUDMILA, a personal secretary to Mikhail Khodorkovsky the richest man in Russia and owner of the following companies:
Chairman CEO: Yukos Oil Corporation, 31a, Dubininskaya str. Moscow 115054, Russia(Russian Most Largest Oil Company)
Chairman CEO: Menatep SBP Bank (A well reputable financial institution with its branches all over the world)

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 with Bank Menatep Russia where the final crediting is expected to be carried out. While I was on
the process, My Boss was 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/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
http://www.mosnews.com/mn-files/khodorkovsky.shtml
http://newsfromrussia.com/main/2003/11/13/51215.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3213505.stm


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 Bank Menatep Russia
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 in 2 weeks before Mikhail Khodorkovsky is out on bail.

As soon as I get your willingness to comply I will give you more details. You can reply to kimaeva@compaqnet.fr
Thank you very much

Cheers,

KIMAEVA LIOUDMILA

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