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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • info_alphasecurities@yahoo.it

Fraud email example:

From: "alpha security" <info_alpha_securities@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: info_alphasecurities@yahoo.it
Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2005 08:08:34 +0000
Subject: FROM: Mr. Collins Marins.

FROM: Mr. Collins Marins.


DIRECTOR OF FINANCE ALPHA SECURITIES

TORINO, ITALY
+00393408733788
{USD30,MILLION TO TRANSFER}

Dear

I am Mr Collins Martins, Director of Finance Alpha Securities Company Italy.
I have very urgent and very confidential business proposal for you. An
American Gold consultant/contractor with the Italian Solid Gold Corporation,
Mr William Bryant made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar
months, valued at US$30,000,000.00 (Thirty Million Dollars) in my branch.
Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but
got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered
from his contract employers, the Italian Solid Gold Corporation that Mr
William Bryant died in a plane crash in Alaska Airlines Flight 261(for more
information about this crash and person you can contact this website:
http://archives.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list/



since we got this information about his death. On further investigation, I
found out that he died without making a WILL, and all attempts to trace his
next of kin was fruitless. I therefore made further investigation and
discovered that Mr.William Bryant did not declare any next of kin or
relations in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit
paperwork in my Company. This sum of US$30,000,000.00 is still sitting in my
Company and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the
end of each year. No one will ever come forward to claim it. According to
the Laws of Italy, at the expiration of 6 (SIX) years, the money will revert
to the ownership of the Italian Government if nobody applies to claim the
fund.



Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in
as the next of kin to Mr.William Bryant so that the fruits of this old man's
labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials.
This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your full names and
address so that the attorney will prepare the necessary documents and
affidavits that will put you in place as the next of kin. We shall employ
the services of an attorney for drafting and notarization of the WILL
and to obtain the necessary documents and letter of probate/administration
in your favour for the transfer.

A bank account in any part of the world that you will provide will then
facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin.
The money will be paid into your account for us to share in the ratio of 70%
for me and 25% for you,then 5%will be mapped out for any expenses that may
occure during this transactions. There is no risk at all as, all the
paperwork for this transaction will be done by the attorney and my position
as the Director of Finance qarantees the successful execution of this
transaction.



If you are interested, please reply immediately via the private email
address below. Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more
details and relevant documents that will help you understand the
transaction.



Please send me your confidential telephone and fax numbers for easy
communication. And also observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured
that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I
shall require your assistance to invest my share in your country.

Awaiting your urgent reply via this email address:

info_alphasecurities@yahoo.it


Regards

Mr Collins Martins.


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