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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 message is a "Yukos oil" scam. The criminals who send such emails have no connection to Yukos Oil. The emails are usually sent from Nigeria. The only money that ever changes hands in this scam is from you to the criminals.

Fraud email example:

From: james franklin <jmkli102@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <jmklinnpa@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 02:26:00 +0000
Subject: Dear Sir/Ma



Yukos Oil Company31a, Dubininskaya str.Moscow 115054, Russia
Dear Sir/Ma,

I am MR. JAMES FRANKLIN a personal treasurer to Mikhail KhodorkovskyThe Richest man in Russia and owner of the following Companies: ChairmanCEO: YUKOS OIL (Russian Largest Oil Company) Chairman CEO:Menatep SBPBank (A well reputable financial institution with its Branches all Overthe world).SOURCE OF FUNDS: I have a profiling amount in an excess of US$55M, which I seek your Partnership in accommodating for me. You will be rewarded with 15% 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 Offshore Securityand Europe Credit Commission in Armsterdam Holland where it was depositedwith a coded name. where the final crediting is expected to be carriedout. While I was on the process, My Boss got arrested for hisinvolvement in politics by financing the leading And opposingpolitical parties (the Union of Right Forces, Led by Boris Nemtsov, andYabloko, a liberal/social democratic party Led by Gregor Yavlinsky) which Poses atreat to President Vladimir Putin Second Tenure as Russian president.

You can catch more of the story on this website: www.yukos.comhttp://www.yukos.com/ YOUR ROLE: All I need from you is to stand asthe beneficiary of the Above quoted Sum and I will re-profile the fundswith your Name, which will enable the Offshore Security and EuropeCredit Commission in Armsterdam Holland over the fund to you. I Havedecided to use this Sum to relocate to another Continent and never to beconnected with any Of Mikhail Khodorkovsky Conglomerates. Thetransaction has to be concluded as soon as I confirm Your readinesses to travelto Armsterdam for the clearing of the fund from the company.It will beconcluded as soon as i confirm your readiness, I Will provide you withthe details.
RegardsJAMES FRAINKLIN (MR)






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