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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:
  • "million us 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)
  • "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447011153333 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • helmut_sch2007@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Helmut Schneider <hel_sch52@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: helmut_sch2007@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 07:36:41 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: With Trust


+447011153333
helmut_sch2007@yahoo.com.hk
Dear Sir,

I represent a top company executive in Germany Mr.Matthias Hansen. I have a very confidential brief from this top executive to ask for your partnership to re-profile some funds totaling US$48,000,000.00 (Forty Eight million US Dollars), for investment in your country. I have come to London as a result of this transaction to represent Mr.Hansen because he doesn't understand English.

I will give you the details, but in summary, the fund is the proceed from a crude oil bunkry deal which Mr.Matthias Hansen did will late Mr.Joseph Ingeborg,who was then the export manager of a shipping agency.The two men collaborated and supplied 4,000,000 barrels of crude oil to an American refinery in 2001 for which late Mr.Ingeborg received a brokerage fee of $48,000,000 from the transaction.For tax considerations,late Mr.Ingeborg objected to get the money transfered using an American bank,instead he registered the cash safes(standard bullion boxes)containg the money with Securitas to be delivered to him at their London office.After successfully doing this,he secured a new deal with the representative of the refinery again,this time for a huge supply of the product.He was at the World Trade centre to seal the deal when terrorists attacked the World Trade Centre on 11 September 2001 .He was a victim of that attack it claimed his life.Since then,his associate Mr.Matthias
Hansen,whom I represent, had made effort to claim the lodgements with Securitas here in London but because he does not speak English fluently ,he pleaded with me to assist him.However,the company claimed that non of us is a next-of-kin to late Mr.Ingeborg and therefore not a beneficiary of his asset( cash-safes) that they cannot deal with Mr.Hansen.They also claim that there are some tax evasion issues relating to the transaction,as a result,we engaged the services of a reputable law firm to sue and handle litigation matters.I must tell you that it was indeed a legal battle which took some good five years but at the end we secured justice.The court ruled that as soon as the tax is cleared that a business associate of late Mr.Joseph Ingeborg with substantial proof of business partnership can claim the lodgement since he died a widower with no child.

However,I contacted you because Mr.Matthias Hansen is seeking to partner with any seasoned investor who is willing to manage this fund in any lucrative investment anywhere in the world.He is particularly interested in real estate and commercial properties or any other money spinning investment.If we reach an agreement you will be required to re-profile the fund to an investment account for custody first while we draft investment plans. You will be getting 10% of the total funds for your participation and after the transaction we would discuss further about investment conditions and benefits.

Lastly,Mr.Matthias Hansen,was diagnosed to have lung cancer since 2000 for which he has been receiving intensive care.The result of the citi scan done on him recently is fearful,the situation is deteriorating.He told me in confidence that he desired an expert investor to handle the fund so that his wife and children would have some livelihood in the event of his demise.

Should you be able to handle this transaction,get back to me as soon as possible.

Regards

Helmut


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