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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.
  • olgadim2006@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: dimitrova olga <olgadim2006@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 04:29:28 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Olga Dimitrova


Name:Olga Dimtrova
Email: olgadim2006@yahoo.com or olgarus@luxmail.com

Dear Amarjit Singh


My name is Olga Dimitrova a personal treasurer to Mikhail Khodorkovsky
the Richest man in Russia and owner of the following
companies: Chairman CEO: YUKOS OIL (Russia´s Largest Oil
Company) Chairman CEO:Menatep SBP
Bank (A well reputed financial institution with 8217 Branches
all over the world).
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
I have a profiting amount in an excess of US$6.5M, which I seek
your Partnership in accommodating for me. You will be rewarded
with 10% of the total sum for your partnership.
. INTRODUCTION OF MY SELF : As a personal consultant to him,
authority Was handed over to me in transfer of funds of an
American oil merchant for his last oil deal with my boss Mikhail
Khodorkovsky.

Already the funds have left the shores 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 a treat to President Vladimir Putin´s Second Tenure as Russian
president. You can catch more of the stories on these websites:

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://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4105663
http://newsfromrussia.com/main/2003/11/13/51215.html
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050531/ap_on_bi_ge/russia_khodorkovsky


YOUR ROLE: All I need from you is to stand as the beneficiary of the
above quoted Sum and I will re-channel 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 the American
continent and never to be connected to any Of Mikhail Khodorkovsky
conglomerates. As Soon as I confirm your readiness to conclude the
transaction with me, I will provide you with the details.

Thank you very much

Regards
Olga Dimtrova (Mrs)
Kaliningrad Russia








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