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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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• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
  • michhunt1@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Michael Huntley" <mihealhun1@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: michhunt1@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2006 18:01:48 -0800
Subject: BUSINESS INVESTMENT PROPOSAL


Dear Sir/Ma


BUSINESS INVESTMENT PROPOSAL

With the good reference of your esteemed person made by a charity aid
volunteer, although I did not disclose my actual intention of reaching
you.

Please do forgive me if this letter may offend you without your prior
consent. I am Mr. Michael Huntley a Consultant and finance broker with
West African Consultant Ltd, and also a Sierra Leonia, currently living here
in Accra-Ghana due to political instability in my country. I am highly
impressed with your esteem and I wish to introduce my client to invest
in your esteem.

First and foremost, could you enlighten me on your investment output if
my client is said to invest the sum of $7.550.000 million (SEVEN MILLION
FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) in your firm. What
are the taxes involved for a foreign investor in your country? If you accept to
receive this money, in your private or company account, she will reward
you with 15% of the total fund as your commission for rendering this
assistance.

In addition, she will allow your company to use her own 85% share as a
working capital for a period of three years at small interest which
both of you will agree on later. Finally and most importantly, kindly let me be
rest assured that you would act on a good faith and never have the
intentions of leading her astray or getting ambitious.
Should my proposal meet your pleasure and is given due consideration, I
will be very glad as I wait for your swift response to my personal E-mail:
michhunt1@yahoo.fr. I will expect your urgent response upon receiving
this fax message.

NOTE: All documents/papers covering the existence and
authenticity of this transaction are intact and will be forwarded to
you for your perusal at

Your request

Best Regards,
Mr. Michael Huntley




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