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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: "Mrs.Larisa Sosnitskaya" <mrs_sos_nitskaya231@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2007 02:53:27 GMT
Subject: YOUR ATTENTION IS REQUIRED (FROM YUKOS OIL)
Attn Friend,
I am Mrs.Larisa Sosnitskaya, Personal Secretary to
Mr.Mikhail Khodorkovsky (former Owner of Yukos Oil in
Russia) who was jailed may 16th 2005 for financing
political parties the union of right forces, led by Boris
nemtsov, and yabloko, a liberal/social democratic party led
by Gregor yavlinsky which are opposed to the government of
Mr.Vladmir Putin, the president thereby leading to the
freezing of his finances and assets.
He gave me the document of his funds before his trial and I
am contacting you after getting the consent of the wife
Mrs.Inna Khodorkovsky followingthe seizure of their house
last week to help Reprofile and invest the funds totalling
USD$26 Million USD in your name or that of your company.20%
of the funds will be paid for your management services under
a memorandum of Understanding that will be agreed on between
you and me.
Respond to my confidential
emailaddress:mrs_sos_nitskaya231@hotmail.com
You can read more of this deal on this link.
http://www.supportmbk.com
Regards,
Mrs.Larisa Sosnitskaya.
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