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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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  • berolsom@indiatimes.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Olsom Berghart." <bert_olsom@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: berolsom@indiatimes.com
Date: Sat, 08 Oct 2005 04:22:07 -0800
Subject: Business offer

Gooday,

I am Mr Olsom Berghart a personal treasurer 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 well reputable financial institution with its branches all over the
world)

SOURCE OF FUNDS:
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 4% of the
total sum for your partnership. Can you be my partner on this?

INTRODUCTION OF MY SELF:
As a personal consultant to him, authority was handed over to me in transfer
of money of an American oil merchant for his last oil deal with my boss
Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Already the funds have left the shore of Russia to an
European private bank where the final crediting is expected to be carried
out. While I was on the process, My Boss got arrested for his involvement in
politics by 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 website:
http://www.opendemocracy.net/debates/article-3-56-1409.jspor
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 re-profile the funds with your name, which will enable the
European bank 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 confirm your readiness to conclude the
transaction with me, I will provide you with the details.

Thank you very much.

Regards,
Olsom Berghart(Mr)

NB: Please contact me through this secure email: berolsom@indiatimes.com

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