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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:
  • "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge sum of money" (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)
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "jack carrick" <jackcarrick3@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 12:21:58 +0200
Subject: PLEASE REPLY SPEEDLY

FROM: MR, JACK CARRICK,
HOME ADDRESS:#128 CLAIM STREET,
LUTON LANE,LONDON,ENGLAND.


DEAREST FRIEND.



CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL.



My name is Jack Carrick , I am working with a bank here in the United
Kingdom.I am contacting you of a business transfer,of a huge sum of money
from A deceased account. Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude
Will make any one apprehensive and worried,but I am assuring you that
Everything has been taken care off, and all will be well at the end Of the
day. I decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction.
PROPOSITION;I am the account officer of a foreigner named Gerald Welsh who
died in an air crash along with his wife on The 31st October 1999 in an
Egyptian airline 990 with Other passengers on board. You can confirm this
from The website below which was published by CNN.WEBSITE.
<http://www.cnn.com/US/9911/02/egyptair.01/>
Since his death, none of his next-of-kin are alive to Make claims for this
money as his heir, because they All died in the same accident himself and
his wife (May Their soul rest in peace). We cannot release the fund from his
account unless someone applies for claimas The next-of-kin to the deceased
as indicated in our
Banking guidelines.
Upon this discovery, I now seek your
permission to have you stand as a next of kin to The deceased, as
all documentations will be carefully Worked out by me for
the funds(£27,500,000. 00) to Be released in your favor as the beneficiary's
next of Kin. Because after four to five years the money will be called back
to the bank treasury as unclaimed bills and the fund will be shared amongst
the directors of the bank. So it is on this note I decided to seek for whom
his name shall be used as the
\next of kin/beneficiary to this funds rather than allow The bank directors
to share this money amongst themselves at the end of the year.
It may interest you to know that we have secured from the probate an order
of mandamus to locate any of the Deceased beneficiaries and no one was
found. Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of our
mutual business Endeavor by furnishing me with the
following information if you are interested.
[1.] A BENEFICIARY NAMES. In order for me to prepare the Document for
transfer of the funds in your name.
[2]. YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER. For our personal Contact and
mutual trust in each other.
[3] YOU HAVE TO SCAN AND SEND ME YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT COPY FOR MORE
CLERIFICATION.
[4] SEND TO ME ALL YOUR BANK ACCOUNT INFORMATION,[e.g] YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER'S
AND BANK ADDRESS IN YOUR COUNTRY.
[5] YOUR BANK TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER'S.
[6] YOUR BANK ACCOUNT SWIFT CODE,it will enable the said fund come into your
destination account directly.
I shall be compensating you with 25 percent of the Whole funds on final
conclusion of this Project for your assistance, in this huge transfer of the
said fund of £27.500,000.00 Million Pounds) while 70 percent will be for me
and my family for future investment in your country, and 5 percent will be
maped out for expence, because i intend to retire after the Conclusion of
this transaction.
If this proposal is Acceptable by you, please endeavor to contact me
Immediately. Do not take
undue advantage of the trust I have bestowed in you .


regards,


MR. JACK CARRICK.
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