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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • bcapon101@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "briancapon44@terra.es" <briancapon44@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2007 15:15:48 +0100 (MET)
Subject: CONTACT ME FOR MORE DEALS.



FROM THE DESK OF:MR.BRIAN CAPON
NATIONAL WESTMINISTER BANK,
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM.
Return:bcapon101@yahoo.com.hk

Dear Friend,

I am Mr.Brian Capon the system and control director at the NATIONAL
WESTMINISTER BANK.I am writing this letter to solicit for support and
assistance from you to carry out this business opportunity in my bank.
Lying in an inactive account is the sum of 11million pounds sterling
belonging to a foreign customer(Michael Gambone) who was a gas consultant
here in UK,who happens to be deceased during a business trip. He died
with his wife(Deborah Gambone) on board the Swissair Flight 111 , which
crashed into the Atlantic off Nova Scotia in september 2nd 1998.The
news of this crash was on the news which we have notified his relatives to
no avail.See links below for more detail information:
http://cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/WORLD/9809/swissair.victims.list/
http://cnnstudentnews.cnn.com/WORLD/americas/9809/08/swissair.02/
Ever since he died the bank has been expecting his next of kin to come
and claim these fund. To this effect, we can not release the money
unless someone applies for it as next of kin, as indicated in our
banking guideline.Unfortunately he has no family member in UK or
Over-sea who are aware of the existence of the money(as he was a gas
consultant.

At this juncture i have decided to do business with you.To this effect
I solicit your assistance in applying as the next of kin to the bank
then the money will be released to you,as I do not want this money to go
into the bank treasury as an unclaimed bill,because the banking law and
guideline stipulates that if such money(s) remains unclaimed for a
period of up to eight years(8yrs),the money will be transferred into
thebank treasury as an unclaimed bill.
My request for a foreigner as next of kin is occasioned by the fact
that the customer was a foreigner and a British cannot stand as next of
kin.

40% of the money will be your share as a foreign partner and your
assistance to actualise this business,5% for any expenses incured.

Thereafter i will visit your country with your help once the money hits
your account for disbursement according to the percentage indicated.To
effect the immediate transfer of the fund to you as agreed,you must
apply first to the bank as the next of kin to the deceased,then we will
follow up all formalities for the transaction.

Upon receipt of your reply, i will send to you, the text of the
application you are to send to the bank,and further clearify you in other
issues as to effect this business.
Awaiting to hear from you urgently.
Best Regards
Mr.Brian Capon.







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