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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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• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • larisasosru1@netscape.net

Fraud email example:

From: "Larisa Sosnitskayav" <larisasosru001@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: larisasosru1@netscape.net
Date: Fri, 06 Jan 2006 10:30:50 +0000
Subject: Mrs Larisa Sosnitskayav

Dear friend

I am Mrs. Larisa Sosnitskaya a personal treasurer to Mikhail
Khodorkovsky the Richest man in Russia and owner of the following companies,
Chairman CEO: YUKOS OIL (Russian 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 US$48.5M, 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. 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.yukos.com
http://news.ft.com/cms/4bb9612a-d254-11d8-b661-00000e2511c8.html
http://www.hoovers.com/yukos/--ID__53700--/free-co-factsheet.xhtml
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.As Soon as I confirm your readiness to the
transaction with me, I Will provide you with the details. Please reach me
through this
email address: larisasosru1@netscape.net for further corresponding.

Thank you very much.

Regards


Mrs Larisa Sosnitskayav

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