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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • bightrobson2007@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Robson Bight" <bightrobson64@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: bght_robson@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2007 17:08:21 -0500
Subject: Business Proposal

My name is Robson Bight. A member of Independent
Committee of Eminent Persons (ICEP), Switzerland. ICEP
is charged with the responsibility of finding bank
accounts in Switzerland belonging to non-Swiss
indigenes, which have remained dormant since World War
II, It may interest you to know that In July of 1997,
the Swiss Banker's Association published a list of
dormant accounts originally opened by non-Swiss
citizens.

These accounts had been dormant since the end of World
War II (May 9, 1945). Most belonged to Holocaust
victims.The continuing efforts of the Independent
Committee of Eminent Persons (ICEP) have since
resulted in the discovery of additional dormant bank
accounts - 54,000 in December, 1999.

The published lists contain all types of dormant
accounts, including interest-bearing savings accounts,
securities accounts, safe deposit boxes, custody
accounts, and non-interest-bearing transaction
accounts. Numbered accounts are also included.

Interest is paid on accounts that were interest
bearing when establish The Claims Resolution Tribunal
has been mandated to report all unclaimed funds for
permanent closure of accounts and transfer of existing
credit balance into the treasury of Switzerland
government as provided by the law for management of
assets of deceased beneficiaries who died interstate
(living no wills).

Being a top executive at ICEP, I have all secret
details and necessary contacts for claim of this funds
without any hitch. The funds will be banked in any of
the bank account you provere. All that is required is
for you to provide me your details for processing of
the necessary legal, and administrative claim
documents for transfer of the funds to you.
Provide me with your full name, address, and
telephone/fax.My share will be 70 percent and your
share is 30 per cent of the total amount.the fund is
$46 MILLION DOLLARS.THERE IS NO RISK INVOLVED.
You can find additional information about unclaimed
funds through the internet at the following websites:
www.swissbankclaims.com
www.icheic.org
www.livingheirs.com
www.wiesenthal.com

The Holocaust Claims Processing Office has put funds
in Escrow awaiting submission of valid claims for
necessary disbursement. I find myself privileged to
have this information and this may be a great
opportunity for a life time of success without risks.
Thank you for your prompt response.
Due to security reasons, reply to my via email only.
You may reply to me securely on:bightrobson2007@yahoo.co.uk
Sincerely,

Robson Bight

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