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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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.
• 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.
  • lsosnitskaya68@yahoo.de

Fraud email example:

From: Larisa Sosnitskaya <barr.larisa_sosnitskaya00@yahoo.de>
Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 23:36:17 -0600 (CST)
Subject: Please Urgent Reply

My name is Larisa Sosnitskaya, I represent to Mr. Boris

Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the arrested Chairman/Ceo of Yukos oil and bank

Menatep SPB Russia, who is presently in jail.



I have the documents of a large amount of funds which he handed over to

me before he detained and has been sentenced to jail for not paying

taxes and financing political parties (the union of right forces, led

by

Mr. Boris Nemtsov and Yabloko, a liberal/social democratic party led by

Gregor Yavlinsky) opposed to the government of Mr. Vladmir Putin, the

president thereby leading to the freezing his finances and assets.



After searching through the books of your country?s chambers of

commerce and industries here in Russia I am contacting you to assist me

to

re-profile this fund and equally invest this fund in your country.



The total amount of these funds to be re-profiled is Twenty five million

dollars (USD US$25,000,000.00) and you will be getting 20% for your

assistance. please get back to me on this mail; lsosnitskaya68@yahoo.de



I shall furnish you with necessary information?s and my identifications

as soon I receive your acceptance which should be sent to my private



Yours sincerely,



Larisa Sosnitskaya

NB: I advice you read more of this ordeal from:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3213505.stm

http://newsfromrussia.com/main/2005/03/29/58914.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3042850.stm

http://www.supportmbk.com

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