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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • miraclejones12@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: miraclejones@domino-scores.com
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 13:09:50 +0000
Subject: Sincere Request


Sincere Request
STONE CHAMBERS AND SOLICITORS
209 SUNDERLAND AVENUE,
MAIDA VALE,WA 92 GH
Alternative email address is: miraclejones12@myway.com
Dear Friend,
I am Miracle jones, an attorney at law. A
deceased client of mine, by name Alh.Abdul Mohammed,
who here in after shall be referred to as my client,
died in Banda Aceh in Indonesia with all members of is
family in the deadly Tsunami.
Please log to this website for more about the Tsunami
www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2004/tsunami.disaster/
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/world/200.../default.stm
I am contacting you to assist me in ensuring
that the funds lodged by my client with a
Financial Institution Abroad. The financial
institution is not decleared unclaimed hence my reason
for contacting you.
The financial institution has issued me a notice to
contact the next of kin, or the Funds lodge by
my client will be confiscated.
My proposition to you is to seek your consent to
present you as the next-of-kin and beneficiary of my
late client,so that the proceeds of this funds
can be transfer to you,Then we can share the funds and
give half to the victim of the tsunami in Indonesia,
As donation from my late client.
I have all documents that shows He deposited it with
the financial institution. We will Share
on a mutually agreed-upon percentage.
All legal documents to back up your claim as my
client's next-of-kin will be provided. All I require
is your honest co-operation to enable us see this
transaction through.
This will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of the law. If
this business proposition offends your moral values,do
accept my apology. Please contact me at once to
indicate your interest.
However if you are willing to assist me in this
venture. I will establish a verbal telephone
communication with you and bring you into a much
better picture of the situation.
My Alternative email address is : miraclejones12@myway.com
Best Regards,
Miracle jones

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