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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: "Dimitri Dominique" <dimitri_dominique@msn.com>
Reply-To: dimitridominique@pochta.ru
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 08:53:52 +0000
Subject: Compliments Of The Season
Attention,I am Dimitri Dominique and I represent Mr. Mikhail Khordokovsky the Former C.E.O of Yukos Oil Company in Russia. I have a very sensitive and confidential brief from this top (oligarch) to ask for your partnership in Re-profiling funds over US$28 million. I will give the details, but in Summary, the funds are coming via Gibraltar. This is a legitimate Transaction. You will be paid 10% for your "management fees". If you are interested, please write back by email; dimitridominique@pochta.ru and provide me with your confidential telephone number, fax number and email address and I will provide further details and instructions. Please keep this confidential; we can’t afford more political problems. Finally, please note that this must be concluded within two weeks. Please write back promptly. Write me back. I look forward to it. Regards D. Dominique.
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