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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:

• 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.
  • +447031916492 (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.
  • breakthruconsult@breakthru.com

Fraud email example:

From: "BUSINESS PROPOSAL" <aswanitextile@msn.com>
Reply-To: drleowills@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 05:54:55 +0000
Subject: BOOK-KEEPER/REPRESENTATIVE NEEDED.

UK OFFICE: 86 CLAY AVENUE MITCHAM
CR4 IBT
TEL.+44703 191 6492 FAX.+44870 478 8161.

Good day.

SIR/MADAM

This is important Information that might interest you?

My name is Mr.Cliff Smith for (BREAKTHRUCONSULT) Our Firm is one of the
fastest growing Firms in United Kingdom. We basically deal on linking People
and important individuals who may not find it easy to contact both local and
foreign partners into Business relationships, in UNITED KINGDON we need you
to work for the company as a representative/book keeper in your country. Our
Firm produces textile and fabrics and various Clothing Materials, Batiks,
Assorted Fabrics and Traditional Costume such as African Beads in
conjunction with (our sister company in Africa) which we supply our clients
weekly.

Our clients make payments for our supplies every week, which are not readily
cashable
outside the USA and ASIA so we need you to work for us since it does not
require any special Skills nor Training, most of the work would be
administrative, which means this can be done along with your current means
of livelihood as it would require a little of your time on a daily basis, as
our representative and assist us in processing the payments from our clients
in your country. ALL YOU NEED IS RECEIVE THESE PAYMENTS FROM OUR CLIENTS GET
IT CASHED THEN DEDUCT YOUR 10% WHICH WILL BE YOUR WEEKLY PAY AND FOWARD THE
BALANCE TO THE COMPANY VIA ANY MEANS DIRECTED TO YOU. ALL WE NEED TO DO IS
TO FOWARD YOUR INFORMATION TO OUR CLIENTS AND THEY WILL ISSUE PAYMENTS IN
YOUR NAME AND THEREAFTER SEND IT TO YOU VIA REGULAR MAIL OR COURIER SERVICE.

All that is needed is your full name, address and phone numbers so we can
forward it to our clients and they will start making payments to you as Our
Company's Representative.
WE WILL E-MAIL YOU A LETTER OF EMPLOYMENT FROM OUR COMPANY WHICH YOU HAVE TO
REPLY WITH AN ACCEPTANCE LETTER AND A SCANNED COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL
PASSPORT OR DRIVERS LINCENS ATTACHED TO IT. AS SOON AS WE CONFIRM ANY
PAYMENT COMING TO YOU WE WILL LET YOU KNOW AND WILL GIVE YOU THE INFORMATION
ON HOW TO REMIT THE MONEY LESS YOUR WEEKLY PAY TO THE COMPANY. We also
undertake in-port and ex-port of goods and services from Canada/America and
European countries into Africa, in our effort to expand rapidly into the
above mentioned Business relationship. Presently, we have a lot of clients
on our pay roll who are patiently waiting to make payments and be linked up
to reliable local and foreign partners for business transactions together
with investment of all sorts. We are here to help you locate any thing you
can think of while in turn you reciprocate accordingly. In view of these if
you which to become our book-keeper, INDICAT BY REPLYING TO THIS E-MAIL WITH
YOUR INFORMATIONS.

Meanwhile, becoming our partner does not require any special skills or
Training since most of the work would be administrative, which means this
can be done along with your current means of livelihood as it would require
a little of your time on a daily basis. If you are interested, please
respond swiftly to this email to (BreakThruConsult@breakthru.com) Bearing in
mind that you must be a national of the Country you are presently residing
or have a BANK ACCOUNT that you operate presently or better still have some
thing to identify you with. Above all, if you are twenty and above you are
qualified to become our partner/BOOKKEEPER. We would be glad to link you to
investors from all over the world to enable you have hassles free in your
quest to have good business relationship in your day to day dealings.
Please, fill free to contact Mr. Williams our Operations Manager on
Telephone number. +447031916492. Fax number. +44870 490 2141 for more
information.


Thanks yours sincerely,
Mr. Cliff Smith.
(for Breakthruconsult.)

PARTNERS:
Williams Joof
Dr. Anderson Ben
Richard C.Winters

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