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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: "Olsom Berghart" <olsom2berghart@msn.com>
Reply-To: olsom104berghart@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 08:43:21 +0000
Subject: YUKOS OIL:

Dear Sir/Madam,
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
transferof 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 a 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
sumand 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
before Mikhail Khodorkovsky is out from jail. As soon as I confirm your
readiness to conclude the transaction with me, I will provide you with
the details.If interested,kindly reply to my above email address.


Thank you very much as i await your kind responses.



Best Regards,

Olsom Berghart(Mr)

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