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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.
  • hansfritz@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "HANS FRITZ" <haansfritz@googlemail.com> (may be fake)
Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2007 10:19:08 +0200
Subject: CAN WE WORK TOGETHER!!!


The Chairman/Managing Director,

Dear Sir,

My name is HANS FRITZ. I am resident in Germany. I am also a
sales manager in a financial consultancy firm here. My company
is mandated to source for reliable investors the world over to
invest available funds in profitable business ventures. This is
why I am making this contact.

This funds are made available by some third world leaders and
the pool is close to half a billion US dollars. Depending on
your experience and the proposal you will forward to us, we
will determine a suitable amount to remit to you to kick off
the business you intend to invest in. You will manage this
business without interference for a period of three years,
after which, the profit on investment will be shared after
taxation.


The investment areas is not limited and may include new
businessess or injection of funds into an existing firm
that, of course, is profit oriented. Bearing in mind that
you are not authorised to invest in public companies or
government agencies, you can incorporate a firm fully
owned by you based on the laws of your country or invest
this money in a private company as a share holder. You
can equally trade stock or export and import goods as
may be profitable. Fresh funds may also be invested to
enlarge the business if the prospects is good.

All these are without ANY liability to you as this is a
risk that the fund owners are ready to take.

You will be required to meet with us to finalise arrangements
on how to move the agreed funds into your account and sign
related documents that will authorise you to manage this
money on our behalf. A draft agreement will be forwarded
to you to enable us finetune all gray areas and ensure a
smooth take off.

Please reply to this mail and I will forward more information
to you. All we need is to assertain your credibility,
resourcefullness and experience.

I earnestly await your response.

Regards,

HANS FRITZ

hansfritz@consultant.com <mailto:hansfritz@consultant.com>

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