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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • drhellfried05@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: DR HELLFRIED SARTORI <drhellfried05@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: drhellfriedsartori009@walla.com
Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 01:59:39 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: NOTICE FROM DR HELLFRIED SARTORI.


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: drhellfried05@yahoo.ca

HELLO,



I NEED YOUR HELP.




My name is DR HELLFRIED SARTORI , Age 66yrs, married, I am of Thailand



Nationality/Origin and the present SENIOR CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER with



HUAWEI TECHONOLOGIES NIGERIA LIMITED (A world wide telecom service



provider). A position I have held since MAY 2001 and since the kick off


of



the ongoing HUAWEI TELECOM PROJECTS currently going on in five (5) WEST



AFRICAN COUNTRIES namely Ghanna,Nigeria,Togo,Benin Republic and sierra



leon.




I happen to be the soleauthorized accounting signatory to the company's



PROJECT AND INVESTMENT ACCOUNT at ZENITH INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC, an



investment potfolio totalling over 7.3billion United State Dollars.




CONSEQUENT to this golden dream opportunity of a life time I have in



the company, i therefore decided to help myself and my family. So I



contracted aLocal Agent Company and PULLED the total sum of $68m USD


(SIXTY



EIGHT MILLION U.S.DOLLARS) from the above Project and Investment



Account of the Company to a Security Company.




This was sucessfully carried out through a DIPLOMATIC channel.



Meanwhile the content of this Box/Consignment is unknown to anybody and


carries



CONTENT DESCRIPTION OF FAMILY VALUABLES. The Security Company are not



aware of the true content of this box for security reasons.




I therefore sort the means through the internet to contact you for your



assistance in making sure that i secure this MONEY which was packaged



inONE AIR TIGHT AND SEALED DIPLOMATIC BOX.



I will be offering you 25% of this amount I pulled, for your



help/assistance while 5% will be set aside for any unforseen expenses


that we



might incure from both end in the course of this transaction.






Note that this offer will be made a binding OATH of agreement by a



competent Court of LAW in order to avoid any britch of TRUST. This is



totally a risk free offer.To be sincere and honest with you, this money


is



never connected with drugs,money laundry,firearms and looting,which I



beleive might put fears in you and consequently withdrawing your help



for security reasons. Hence the source of this said money is clean and



clear.This money has been deposited in a SECURITY COMPANY as a Family



Valuables which I wanted to send abroad. All I needed from you so that



you will stand and claim this fund from the security company as my


next



of kin. In this regard, please feel free to send the



followinginformations to me as a matter of urgency.




(1) YOUR FULL NAME.




(2) YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS




(3) YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER.








this sincere piece of information/proposal you have just read is once



again totally risk free and most be kept strictly confidential. The



recipient of this information shall treat the information as the



proprietory and confidential information of the disclosing party. You


shall not



disclose the information contained herein to any other person or entity



except as authorized by me. Please hold this proposal in strict



confidence




-------




This is VERY VERY important for me


I will be coming over to your country as soon as the confirmation of



the claim of this money is made and that means resigning my appointment



from the company to celebrate a worthwhile success story.






I also plan investing this Fortune in a telecom Service Business with



your help as a partner and connection in yourcountry.




Please feel free to contact me as soon as you recieve this message for



more details. For more information on HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES, you can



visit www. huawei.com




Thanks and God bless you and your family.



DR. HELLFRIED SARTORI




- DR HELLFRIED SARTORI

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