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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:
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • +34691930131 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • normanandrade@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr.Norman Andrade (Credit Officer CajaMadrid Bank) <normanandrad@aim.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 18:13:13 +0200
Subject: RESPOND ONLY IF INTRESTED (BUSINESS PROPOSAL)


Good Day,


I am Mr.Norman Andrade,Senior Credit Officer of CAJA MADRID BANK SPAIN.


Here is a 100% concealed and mutually profitable business proposal for
you. After the United States and Iraqi war, our client Hatem Kamil
Abdul Fatah who was the deputy governor of Baghdad in Iraq and also a
business man made a numbered fixed deposit for 12 calendar months, with
a value of Twenty Five Million Euros only in my branch.



Upon maturity several notices were sent to him, even in the first
quarter of this year. Again another notification was sent and still no
response came from him. We later found out that the Deputy Governor has
been assassinated in Baghdad.



The websites below is a proof and verification of the news about his
death:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/1/hi/world/middle_east/3970619.stm
http://www.uslaboragainstwar.org/article.php?id=6979


THE PREREQUISITE OF THIS PROJECT:
I want you to know that I have had everything planned out so that we
come out successful. I have contacted an attorney that will prepare the
necessary documents that will back you up as the next of kin to Hatem
Kamil Abdul Fatah,all that is required from you NOW is for you to
provide me with your Full Names and Address so that the attorney can prepare
the documents with your name.


After you have been made the next of kin,the attorney will also file in

for claims on your behalf and secure the necessary approvals and letter
of probate in your favor for the move of the funds to an account that
will be provided by you.

There are no risks involved in the matter as we are going to adopt a
legalized method and the attorney will prepare all necessary documents.

Please endeavour to observe utmost discretion in all matters concerning
this issue.

Once the funds have been transferred to your nominated bank
account we shall share in the ratio of 50% for me, 40% for you and 10%
for any expenses incurred during the course of this operation.


You can call me on my direct number:+34-691-930-131 or
Respond only to this email address below,do not respond or send me any
email on the email address i used in sending you this mail for security
reasons,respond with this email only

Email: normanandrade@yahoo.es




I await your response to this mail.



Kind Regards,



Mr.Norman Andrade.

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