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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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• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • kimheebum@spray.se (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "kimheebum33@terra.es" <kimheebum33@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2006 02:27:50 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: QUICK RESPONSE NEEDED





Dear sir,





I am Mr. Kim HeeBum director of operations of the Kwangju Bank,South Korea. I have an important business suggestion for you.





Before the U.S and Iraqi war our client Jeremy Smith Osborn,a british national who own an oil servicing company in Iraqi owned and operate a fixed deposit account with my bank, with a value of Twenty Four millions Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars only in my branch. Upon maturity several Notice was sent to him, even during and after the war severally.





We later found out that Osborn and his family had been killed during the war in a bomb blast that hit their home. After further investigation it was also discovered that there was know declaration of any next of kin in his official papers including the paper work of his bank deposit.





Against this backdrop, my suggestion to you is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin so that you will be able to receive his funds. I want you to know that I have had everything planned out so that we shall come out successful.





I have contacted an attorney that will prepare the necessary document that will back you up as the next of kin to Major Jeremy Smith Osborn, all that is required from you at this stage is for you to provide me with your Full Names and Address so that the attorney can commence his job.





After you have been made the next of kin, the attorney will also fill in for claims on your behalf and secure the necessary approval and letter of probate in your favor for the fund to be transfered to a good offshore bank account that you will open for the transaction.





Once the funds have been transferred to an offshore bank account we shall share in the ratio of 65 Percent for me, 30 Percent for you and 5 percent for expenses. Should you be interested,please,send me your full names,age,Telephone number,occupation and address to my personal email at kimheebum@spray.se





Sincerely,


Kim HeeBum





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