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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • dmitri_daydenko@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: dmitri daydenko <dmitri_daydenko@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2006 03:40:49 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: hi


Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Mr Dmitri Daydenko. a personal treasurer 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:
I have a profiling amount in an excess of US$100.5M, which I seek your
partnership
in accommodating for me. You will be rewarded with 4% 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
a 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.opendemocracy.net/debates/article-3-56-1409.jspor>
<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
sumand
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. The transaction has to be concluded before Mikhail
Khodorkovsky
is out from jail. As soon as I confirm your readiness to conclude the
transaction
with me, I will provide you with the details.If
interested,kindly reply to my email address
below:(dmitri_daydenko@yahoo.com)
Thank you very much as i await your kind responses.
Best Regards,
Dmitri Daydenko(Mr)



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