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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:
  • "million united states dollars" (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)
  • "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "foreign exchange" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• 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.
  • +447024034526 (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.
  • maxwellcoppa@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "nextofkins17 nextofkins17" <nextofkins17@googlemail.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 16:24:48 +0530
Subject: NEXT OF KINS


My name is MR Maxwell Coppa Im working with STANDARD TRUST BANK UK .
Actually Im here for a business transaction which you will benefit alot from
it.Are You Honest?

Thanks for your intelligent understanding about this transaction.i will like
to confirm to you that am oblige to transact this business with you.

I need your assistance to stand as a beneficiary to the sum of $2.8millions
united state dollars lying down unclaimed in our bank, what really happened
is that during the course of our auditing last week, I discovered a floating
fund in an account opened in the bank in the year 2002 and since 2003 nobody
has operated on this account again,after going through some old files in the
records I discovered that the owner of the account died without a
[Heir/WILL] hence the money is floating and if I do not remmit this money
out urgently it will be forfeited for nothing.

The owner of this account Mahamed Hassan Goubashi an Egyptian and great
industrialist ,who was a foreign contractor with the Government of UK,
unfortunately lost his life in an Auto crash including his wife and only
daughter leaving nobody to claim the money.Ever since his death the money
has been lying unclaimed.

Now i need your cooperation to claim this money because only someone from
foreign country can stand as the beneficiary.And the Banking law stipulates
that any money lying unclaimed for six years will be transfered to uk
government suspent account with central bank of UK. Please i need your
assistance to achieve this great chance because i do not wish this money
transfered to Central bank of UK because it will be shared among the top
directors.

No other person knows about this account or any thing concerning it,the
account has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as well
that the account is a secret account. The total amount involve is $2.8
million United States Dollars only and I wish to transfer this money into a
safe foreigners account abroad. But I don't know any foreigner, I am only
contacting you as a foreigner because this money can not be approved to a
local person here,but to a foreigner who has information about the account.I
am revealing this to you with believe in God that you will never let me down
in this business .

I need your strong assurance that you will never let me down, I guarantee
that this transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law.

I will destroy all documents of transaction immediately we receive this
money leaving no trace to any place.I will use my position and influence to
obtain all legal approvals for onward transfer of this money to your account
with appropriate clearance from the relevant ministries and foreign exchange
departments.

At the conclusion of this business, you will be given 40% , 60% will be for
me. Please i want you to be honest with me because this money is a golden
oppurtunity to me and i do not want to loose it.

Before you contact the bank Director to apply for this money. I have to
create a file for you now as the next of kin to this money.Because if you
contact the bank and they check the Central Computer of the bank.And your
name is not there as the next of kin to Late Mr Hammed Hassan the bank will
doubt you.
Pls i will want you to give me all the following informations to so that i
can quickly start with the processing of your file.Also want you to know
that this transaction take just a week processing But eveerything depends on
how your act towards this transaction.

For the business to be effected i will need the following information from
you :
1.Your full name:
2.Your full residential address:
3.Your direct telephone number
4.Your Email address,
5.Your date of birth
6.Your Occupation:

With all these informations i will sucessfully inputs your name in the
necessary files and also insert your information into the bank central
computer as the next of kin to the late depositor and the sole beneficiary
of the unclaimed fund after the demise of the depositor.


Note that i need to insert your name into the bank central computer and a
new file will be opened in your name, so with these information i will
definitely commence with the processing of the fund in your name,


so that when you are contcating the bank your name will appear in the bank
central computer as the next of kin to the late depositor. I want you to
know that this transaction is 100%risk free because all necessary documents
to prove u as the beneficiary will be processed with your name.


I want you to handle this business offer with utmost confidentiality and
keep it as top secret because my Bank must not know that i gave you this
information about this money.


Furthermore after the whole processsing of the fund in your name you will
need to contact the bank which i shall give you the contact information and
the required proofs which you shall offer the bank as the heir and you will
apply for the transfer of the fund to your bank account.


After you might have applied for the release of the said fund and as soon as
your letter reach the desk of the director an official and professional
responce will be given to your letter of application.


And official verification will be followed to screen your information
contained in your application letter in the bank central computer and i
assure you that your information will be met in the bank central computer as
the next of kin,beneficiary and claimant of the said fund.


As soon as you are been confirmed as the next of kin , the bank director
will give you an official invitation to come down to Nigeria because there
are valuable and vital governmental certificate and banking documents that
required your original signature which you are to sign here in Nigeria
originally as the beneficiary of the fund before the release of the fund
could be effected.


In this case i will advise you to apply for the documents to be sent to you
by courier service at your own cost meaning that you will have to pay the
courier fee that may be charged by the bank to enable the industry send you
the documents due to your inability to come down to Nigeria to sign the
documents.If this is agreed by you I want you to state it clearly in your
reply .
Immediately you apply for the documents to be sent to you by courier service
the bank director will ask you to send the courier fee and as soon as you
send the courier fee the whole documents will be sent to you by courier
service and you will have these documents signed originally in accordance
with the bank procedure after you finish to sign the documents the fund will
be released to your account in the next 2 to3 working days.


As soon as you receive the money in ur bank account,i shall take my leave to
your country for my own share of the money and i shall settle down in
country & invest there.I will also go into partnership business with you if
you care but i intend to go into REAL ESTATE. I hope you understand me?. If
so pls act in accordance with me by sending me a mail with require
information needed for the commencement of the processing of the fund.


Note that your utmost confidentiality as regards this transaction is
required. You are to keep it top secret and confidential matters for us to
progress,achieve our aims and finally for security reason.



contact me at maxwellcoppa@yahoo.co.uk


Tel:+447024034526
+447031806749

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