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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: "TATYANA SHILOVA" <yanashi7@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: yanashi_1@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2006 16:09:35 +0100
Subject: "I AWAIT YOUR REPLY"

Moscow-Russia



Dear Friend,


I have a profiling amount in an excess of US$10,000,000.00 which I seek your

partnership in accommodating for me. You will be rewarded with 40% of

the total sum for your partnership. Can you be my partner on this?

INTRODUCTION OF MY SELF:

I am Ms.Tatyana Shilova, a personal secretary 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:

The documents of the above funds in question was handed over to me to

be used in payment of an American oil merchant for his last oil deal

with my boss Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Already the funds have been deposited

with a reputable Security company in Spain,where the final crediting is
expected

to be carried out. While I was on the process, My Boss got arrested for

his involvement on politics in 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.

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 arrange for the documentation which will enable the Security
company to hand over the funds the funds to you. I have decided to use

this sum to relocate to American continent and never to be connected to

any of MikhailKhodorkovsky conglomerates. The transaction has to be

concluded in 2 weeksbefore Mikhail

Khodorkovsky is out on bail.As soon as I get your willingness to comply

through my most private email address :

I will give you more details.

Thank you very much

Regards,

Tatyana Shilova (Ms)

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