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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: Viktoriya Igor <vik.igor@personal.ro>
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 18:53:04 +0300
Subject: fututure investment


Dear Friend,



I have a profiling amount in an excess of US$100.5M,which I seek
your partnership in accommodating for me. You will be rewarded with 40% of the
total sum for your partnership. Can you be my partner on this?

INTRODUCTION OF MY SELF:

I am Ms.Viktoriya Igor{PH.D}, a personal secretary to Mr 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 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 HBOS TRESURY
SERVICES PLC UK ,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/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://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 HBOS
TRESURY SERVICES PLC UK 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 through my most private email address (Vik.Igor@personal.ro)

I will give you more details.
Thank you very much


Ms.Viktoriya Igor{PH.D}



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