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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 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.
  • annoymous0147@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "lee chow" <leechow234@zhoushun.net>
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 07:59:41 +0000
Subject: SOMETHING!

Good Day,

I am sorry I cannot reveal my identity at this stage as it is
not wise to do so now.

Before the "war on terror" headed by the U.S our client Mr Hassan Ahmed a
top Iraqi Oil Magnate and renowned Philanthropist made a fixed deposit for
18 calendar months on March 6, 2002 with a value of Twenty Four million Five
Hundred Thousand United State Dollars only in my branch.

Upon maturity, several attempts were made to reach him concerning his
investment but failed. Again after the war another notification was sent and
still no response came from him. We later found out that he died after
having an automobile accident while on vacation in Iraq.

On further investigation, it was also discovered that Mr.Hassan Ahmed had
lost his family in a bomb blast that hit his home in Mosul.However, it is a
known fact to me that he did not declare any next of kin in his official
papers including the paper work of his bank deposit. He also
confided in me the last time he was in my office that no
one except me knew of his deposit in my bank and that he planned to retire
and settle in Europe.

So, Twenty Four million Five Hundred Thousand United State
Dollars is still lying in my bank and the interest is being rolled over with
the principal sum at the end of each year.No one will ever come forward to
claim it. What bothers me most is that according to the to the laws of my
country at the
expiration 3 years the funds will revert to the ownership
of the Hong Kong Government into the hands ofcorrupt politicians if nobody
applies to claim the funds.

Against this backdrop, my suggestion to you is that I will like you as a
foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Mr. Hassan Ahmed so that we will be
able to receive his funds.

WHAT IS TO BE DONE:

This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your
full names and address so that the attorney I have contacted will prepare
the necessary documents and affidavits that will put you in place as the
next of kin. We shall employ the services of this attorney for drafting and
notarization of the WILL and to obtain the necessary documents and letter of
probate/administration in your favor for the transfer.

After you have been made the next of kin, the attorney will
also file for claims on your behalf and secure the necessary approval and
letter of probate in your favor for the movement of the funds out of our
Bank to an account provided by you.

I propose that the funds be shared in the following percentages: 70% for me
and 30% for you since I am running the bulk of this transaction. This is to
ensure there is no mix-up between the two of us. I also want to assure you
that there is no risk involved in this matter as we will adopt a legal
approach to it.

Please endeavor to observe complete secrecy and confidentiality
about this transaction due to the nature and circumstances surrounding it.
Also, I sincerely hope I can entrust this transaction to you as a total
stranger since I have been "stung" too many times by people I know and love.

If you are interested please send me your full names and
current residential address and I will prefer you to reach me using this
email address (annoymous0147@yahoo.com) till I can give you my personal
emailadress then I will provide you with more details of this operation.

Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.

Kind Regards
Annonymous

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