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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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From: "Peter Korolev" <drpeterkorolev02@msn.com>
Reply-To: drpeterkorolev148@yahoo.co.in
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 02:58:21 +0000
Subject: YUKOS OIL
Dear Friend,
Though, this medium (Internet) has been greatly abused, I choose to reach
you through it because it still remains the fastest medium of
communication.It is quite unfortunate that you and I have not met before but
I want to see if you can be trusted in this most confidential and mutual
business transaction.
However, this correspondence is unofficial and private, and it should be
treated as such. At first I will like to assure you that this transaction is
100% risk and trouble free to both parties. I am Dr.Peter Korolev a personal
assistant to Mikhail Borisovich Khodorkovsky the Richest man in Russia and
owner of the following companies:
Chairman CEO:YUKOS OIL (Russian Second Largest Oil Company) Chairman CEO:
Menatep SBP Bank (A well reputable financial institution with it"s Branches
all over the world).
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
I have a profiling amount in an excess of $57m (FIFTY SEVEN MILLION US
DOLLARS), which I seek your Partnership in accommodating for me. You will be
rewarded with 10 % 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 before he was arrested.
Already the funds have left the shore of Russia to a Security Firm in
Amsterdam Holland.While I was on the process of making arrangements to
move the fund from the Security Firm to a bank in America as instructed by
my boss, he 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 below or you can watch more
of CCN or BBC to get more news about my boss.
http://www.mosnews.com/mn-files/khodorkovsky.shtml
http://www.mbktrial.com/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3213505.stm
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2005/04/11/041.html
http://www.nndb.com/people/633/000025558/
Although, I do not know you in person, I have received your contact via,
personal search while seeking a reliable but obscure individual to assist me
in this pending transaction.It became necesary for me to seek your
assistance as I want you to assist in investing my share of the money in
your country.
YOUR ROLE:
All I need from you is to stand as the beneficiary of the Above quoted Sum
and retrieve the fund from the Finance Security firm where it is presently
lodged.
I have decided to use this sum to relocate to your country and never to be
connected to any Of Mikhail Khodorkovsky conglomerates. The transaction has
to be concluded in not more than 2 weeks before Mikhail Khodorkovsky is out
on bail as he will be released by november.
As soon as I confirm your readiness to conclude this transaction with me, I
Will provide you with the details.
On acceptance of this message,kindly forward the following for me to use in
giving you a letter of authority that will empower the Finance Security Firm
to release my fund to you.Please I do not want money transfer of any sorts
to avoid divertion of fund or the IMF from confisticating this fund for it
is my only hope of survival as all my bank accounts here in Russia has been
siezed by my government so I demand that you meet with the Financial Firm
face to face and retrieve my fund on the day of release.
Thank you very much. Contact me only via my email below.
Regards
Dr Peter Korolev
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