Advance Fee Frauds and Email Scams
Barrister Allen Fox, Akin Gump Law Firm (2007)
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Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 17:14:50 +0100
From: “BARRISTER ALLENFOX”
Subject: RE:INQUIRY
Dear Friend,
My name is Barrister Allen Fox of AKIN Gump Law Firm in London,a senior Advocate of Law and a personal solicitor to Mr. Boris Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the arrested Chairman/ CEO of Yukos Oil and Bank Menatep SPB in Russia who is presently in jail.
I have the documents of a large amount of funds which he handed over to me before he was detained and tried in Russia for financing political parties (the Union of Right Forces, led by Boris Nemtsov and Yabloko, a Liberal/ Social Democratic Party led by Gregor Yavlinsky) opposed to the Government of Mr. Vladmir Putin, the current President of Russia,thereby leading to the freezing of his finances and assets.
You can read more about his ordeal from the following sites:
Http://www.supportmbk.com
Http://newsfromrussia.com/main/2005/03/29/58914.html
Http://news.ft.com/cms/4bb9612a-d254-11d8-b661-00000e2511c8.html
Http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3213505.stm
Http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3042850.stm
After searching through the books of your Country’s Chambers of Commerce and Industries, I am contacting you to assist me to Re-profile the funds and equally invest same on his behalf. The total amount of funds to be re-profiled is Forty Six Million United State Dollars (USD$46,000,000.00) and you will be paid 20% for your “Management Fees”.
This is a legitimate transaction. If you are interested, please write back by mail and provide me with your confidential telephone number, fax number and email address and I will provide further details and instructions.
Please keep this very confidential; we can’t afford more political problems. Finally, please note that this must be concluded within two weeks. Please write back promptly. Write me back through this personal email address. I look forward to it.
I will send you the necessary details and relevant documents.
Yours Sincerely,
Barr.Allen Fox
AKIN GUMP FIRM LONDON.
