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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "to your nominated bank account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "chou mui" <chhhouu@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: muichou7@o2.pl
Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 11:41:24 +0000
Subject: RE:reply

RE:reply


FROM:MR.CHOU MUI,

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

muichou7@o2.pl

Let me start by introducing myself. I am Mr. Chou Mui,
Assistant Director of Operations of Hang Seng Bank Ltd,
Sai Wan Ho Branch,171 Shaukiwan Road Hong Kong.

Before the U.S and Iraqi war, our client Hamadi Hashem,
a business man,made a numbered fixed deposit of
(346,736,899.68 HKD) for 18 calendar months, in my branch
alone. This is valued to Forty Four million Five Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars. Upon maturity several
notice where sent to him, even during the war three years
ago(2003). After the war another notification was sent and
still no response came from him. We later found out that
Hamadi Hashem and his family had been killed during the
war in a bomb blast that hit his home at Mukaradeeb where
his personal oil well was.

http://www.iraqmemorialwall.org/iraqicasualties.html

http://www.iraqbodycount.net/names.htm

After further investigation it was also discovered that
Hamadi Hashem did not declare any next of kin in his
official papersincluding thepaper work of his bank deposit.
He also confided in me, the last time he was at my office,
that no one except me knew of his deposit in my bank. So,
Forty Four million Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars is still lying in my bank and no one will evercome
forward to claim it. What bothers me most is that according
to the laws of my country, at the expiration of four years
and six months the funds will revert to the ownership of
the Hong Kong Government, if nobody applies to claim it.
Against this backdrop, my suggestion is that you,as a
foreigner,should stand as the next of kin to Hamadi Hashem
so that we will be able to receive his funds. I, for one,
really need it to settle some pressing financial
obligations.

WHAT IS TO BE DONE:

I want you to know that I have everything planned out for
the successfull execution of this project. I have contacted
an attorney that will prepare the necessary document that
will back you up as the next of kin to Hamadi Hashem.All
that is required from you at this stage is to provide me
with your Full Names and Address, to enable the attorney
commence his job.

After you have been made the next of kin, the attorney will
also file in for claims on your behalf and secure the
necessary approval and letter of probate in your favour for
the move of the funds to an account that will be provided
by you.

There will be no risk involved if you agree to pull out
this money with me. We are going to adopt a legalized method
and the attorney will prepare all the necessary documents.
Please endeavour to observe utmost discretion in all matters
concerning this issue. Once the funds have been transferred
to your nominated bank account we shall share in the ratio
of 70% for me and 30% for you. Should you be interested,
please send me your full names and current residential
address. On your show of interest I shall provide you with
more details on this operation. If we act fast we should be
through with this project in a few weeks. I will prefer you
to reach me on the email address below.

muichou7@o2.pl

Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.
Kind Regards.

Mr. Chou Mui.

muichou7@o2.pl

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