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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: "Mr.Joe Mach" <>
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2005 20:34:21 +0900
Subject: GET BACK TO ME..

mrjoe_mach@zipmail.com.br>
Reply-To: mrjoe_mach@yahoo.ca
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

Dear Sir,

I believe you must have read or heard about the
Giant oil
Company YUKOS OIL CORPORATION.I have a profiling
Amount in an excess of US $22M as
Proceed from oil contract with my company 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 Mr. Joe Mach, assistant to the president on
Finance to Yukos Oil Corporation owned
By Mikhail Khodorkovsky the richest man in Russia
And
Owner of the following companies: Chairman CEO:
Yukos
Oil Corporation, 31a, and Dubininskaya stir. 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:
We have some money deposited with a finance company
Which was to be used in payment of American oil
Merchant for his last oil deal with my boss
Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Already the funds have been
Deposited with Finance Company where the final
Crediting is expected to be carried out to the
American beneficiary. 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 Nemtsos,
And
Yabloko, a liberal/social democratic party led by
Gregory Yavlinsky) which poses threat 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
Ø 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 the Finance Company
Release the sum to you. I have decided to use this
Sum
To relocate to your country for investment with your
Support and never to be connected to any of Mikhail
Khodorkovsky conglomerates. The problem developed
That
All the officials of Yukos Oil Corporation had to
Run
For their lives.
I am presently in London with legal papers that
Would
Authorize you to lay claims on the funds with the
Security Company. The transaction has to be
Concluded very soon before the Government of Russia
Knows about this which entails confiscation of the
Funds. As soon as I get your willingness to comply I will
Give you more details.

Thank you very much.
Cheers,
MR. JOE MACH

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