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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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447031895876 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
  • +448709743115 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • frank_adams2001@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: frank adams <f_adams3a@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <frank_adams2001@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2007 10:09:26 +0200
Subject: LETTER!!


From: Mr.Frank Adam
UBS Investment Bank
London , United Kingdom Tel: +44 703 189 5876
Fax: +44 870 974 3115 Attn: Sir/Madam,In our search for a trustworthy individual to work with us on a very important and confidential project, we came across your profile in The British Chambers of Commerce and Industries, here in THE UNITED KINGDOM.My name is Mr Frank Adams, Principal Executive Officer, and Audit Department with UBS INVESTMENT BANK here in London , United Kingdom . During the yearly preliminary in-house auditing of accounts, I discovered a floating fund in an account opened in year 1996 and since 1998 has remained dormant and has not been operated till date. Hence the fund is floating, if I do not remit it out urgently, it will be forfeited to our government. The total amount in this account is £4.5Million Pounds Sterling less accrued interest.Working In-collaboration with the Audit Manager, we decided to investigate this account for more information. We discovered that the owner of this account, 61 years old MR. MORRIS THOMPSON a foreigner and a great industrialist and a residents of Alaska in the United States Of America, who unfortunately lost his life together with his wife MRS. THELMA THOMPSON as well as his only daughter MS. SHERYL THOMPSON in the plane crash of ALASKA AIRLINES FLIGHT 261 which crashed on the 31st January 2000 leaving no heirs or next of kin who could make a claim to the fund. You can read more news about the plane crash on this site: (http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/) Presently, we are the only two people in our organization with access to this information and we have decided to keep it that way and claim the money for ourselves using a third party who will take the place of the deceased (next of kin). We will supply the necessary information on the deceased and ensure that the claim application is giving immediate approval. Documents like the death certificate will be arranged and forwarded to you for onward submission to the bank.The project is risk-free, as we will use contacts that hold strategic positions in the bank to effect a successful completion of the project and also ensure that all traces of our mutual involvement are completely wiped off. These presents no problem as all documented evidence will be directly under their supervision.We have earmarked a commission of 30% of the total amount for you. The remaining 70% you will help us invest in profitable Stocks and Shares in your country. We would like to get your decision to this proposal as soon as possible. On receipt of your decision, we will fax or email you explicit details of the already completed groundwork on this project.You can contact me at all times on the above numbers or on the below Alternative Email: (frank_adams2001@yahoo.co.uk )Regards, Mr.Frank Adams
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