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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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• 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.
  • mikeassociates@safe-mail.net

Fraud email example:

From: BERNHARD JOFFE ASSOCIATES LTD <ricclrake@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mikeassociates@safe-mail.net
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:50:48 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP



Bernhard Consulting Group, Inc.

Attn: Sir,

Please I am finding any of the following persons/companies who are
interested to sell or lease

1. Buyers of fertilizers (urea 46%, NPK 15-15-15) in large quantities
from Ukraine on CIF basis.

2. Owners of Standby Letter of Credit (SBLC) who want to lease them out
for a fee.

3. Producers of palm oil who are ready to sell to a buyer in Germany.
The buyer has a bank guarantee to give a serious seller of the palm oil in large quantity per month.

4. A supplier of Portland cements 42.5 to a buyer in Italy on CIF basis. The cement buyer has bank guarantee to give to the cement supplier too.

5. Owners of ships who are ready to charter them to a rich company in Indonesia to convey cargoes for one year.

6. Owners of helicopters who are ready to lease them to a company based in Indonesia.

7. Owners of Medium Term Notes (MTN) who are ready to sell them to
interested buyers in Asia.

8. Buyers of Gas Oil D2 or AGO from Russian refinery on CIF basis.

9. Buyers of Russian Export Blend Crude Oil (BEBCO) on FOB basis.

I am waiting for your immediate response in case you are interested in
selling or leasing any of these items above. Reply to below contact address for more information : mikeassociates@safe-mail.net

Best regards,

Mike Jumbo.

Bernhard Consulting Group,Inc.

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