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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
  • andyjo@lycos.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MR ANDY JOHN (BANCO FINANTIA SOFINLOC) Spain <andyjo@lycos.es>
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 18:32:40 +0200
Subject: Lets make a Deal (BUSINESS PROPOSAL)


BANCO FINANTIA SOFINLOC

Martin de Heros 16,

Madrid 28006

Spain

Do accept my sincere apologies if my mail does not meet your
personal ethics.
I will introduce myself as Andres John, a staff in the
accounts management section of the above firm here in the
Spain.



One of our accounts with holding balance of
15,000,000(Fifteen Million Euro) has been dormant
and has not been operated for the past four (4) years.
From my investigations and confirmations, the owner of this
account, a foreigner by name Kurt Kahle died in July, 2000 see this
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
and since then nobody has done anything as regards the
claiming of this money because he has no family members who
are aware of the existence of neither the account nor the funds.



I have secretly discussed this matter with a senior official
of this company and we have agreed to find a reliable foreign
partner to deal with. We thus propose to do business with you,
standing in as the next of kin of these funds from the
deceased and funds released to you after due processes have
been followed.



This transaction is totally free of risk and as the fund is
legitimate and does not originate from drug, money laundry,
terrorism or any other illegal act. On receipt of your
response I will furnish you with detailed clarification as it
relates to this mutual benefit transaction.
I look forward to hearing from you as soon as possible if you
are interested.[Andy John: andyjo@lycos.es]


BANCO FINANTIA SOFINLOC

Andy John
Finance Director

0034 655 255 843

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