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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.
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  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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• 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.
  • vince_derwent@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Vince Derwent" <vincederwent@netscape.net> (may be fake)
Reply-To: vince_derwent@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 16:57:27 +0000
Subject: Attention Please!

>From The Desk of Mr. Vince Derwent
Independent Committee of Eminent Persons (ICEP), London UK.

Attention:

Dear,

My name is Mr VINCENT DERWENT a member of Independent Committee of

Eminent Persons (ICEP), London, United Kingdom. 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 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 established.

The Claims Resolution Tribunal (CRT) handles processing of all claims on accounts due non-Swiss citizens. I discovered a dormant account of ORDNER ADELE with a credit balance of $10,500,000 US dollar plus accumulated interest. The beneficiary was murdered during the holocaust era, leaving no WILL and no possible records for trace of heirs.

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 the funds without any hitch. The funds will be banked in a bank in U.A.E Dubai or Spain or France, being a tax-free country, where we can safely withdraw the funds and we can share the funds and use it for investment of our choice.

Due to the sensitive nature of my job, I need a foreigner to HELP claim the funds.

All that is required is for you to provide me with your details for processing of the necessary legal and administrative claim documents for transfer of the funds to you.

Kindly provide me with your full name, address, and telephone/fax.

I will secure some necessary documents to ensure that the fund is transferred to a secure, numbered account in your name in an internet Bank, of which you will be capable of accessing the funds gradually and transferring to your country and other banks of your choice in the world. My share will be 60 percent and your share is 40 per cent of the total amount. THERE IS NO RISK INVOLVED.

You can find additional information about unclaimed funds through the Internet at the following websites:

www.swissbankclaims.com

http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/europe/9902/09/germany.holocaust/

www.avotaynu.com

www.icheic.org

www.livingheirs.com

www.wiesenthal.com

The Holocaust Claims Processing Office has put funds in Escrow waiting

Submission of valid claims for necessary disbursement.

I find myself privileged to have this information and this may be a great opportunity for a lifetime of success without risks.

Due to security reasons, reply to me via email only. You may reply to me securely on the following email, vince_derwent@yahoo.co.uk

Thank you for your prompt response.

Mr. VINCENT DERWENT.

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