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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.
  • andymorris56@hotmail.com
  • andymorris003@freezone.co.uk
  • andymorris56@hotmail.com
  • andymorris56@hotmail.com
  • andymorris003@freezone.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "Andy Morris (andymorris56)" <andymorris003@freezone.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 00:53:27 +0100
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION NEEDED+

Westpac Banking Corporation,
London.
Email: andymorris56@hotmail.com
andymorris003@freezone.co.uk

Hello,
Having obtained your contact from the internet that
you have been doing several transaction in good trust,
coupled with my deep interest to invest in your
country, I decided to contact and solicit your mutual
assistance at all cost.
I am Mr. Andy morris,Branch Manager, Westpac
Banking Corporation London.
On January 6th 1999, one Mr. Mohamed Kamal Yasser ,
an Egyptian National,a consultant/contractor with
Gardiner & Theobald,a leading firm of project and cost
management consultants, made a numbered time (Fixed)
Deposit, valued at
.19,500,000.00(Nine Million,Five Hundred Thousand
Pounds)
for twelve calender months in my Bank Branch.
Upon Maturity, we 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 (Gardiner & Theobald) that Mr.
Mohamed
Kamal Yasser died from air disaster in October 31st,
1999.
On further investigation, it was discovered that he
died
without making a WILL (En-state) and all attempts to
trace his next of kin was fruitless.Please go through
this
website to confirm this story
www.cnn.com/us/9911/02/egyptair990.list/index.html
about the plane crash On further investigations, it
was
discovered that
Late Mr Mohamed Kamal Yasser did not declare any next
of kin
or
relations in all his official documents, including his
Bank
Deposit
paper work
here at the Bank.
The total sum, .19,500,000.00 is still in my bank 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.
In accordance with the Banking Federal Laws and
constitution, at the expiration of 5 (five) years,
the money will revert to the ownership of the
Government
if nobody applies as the next of Kin to claim the
funds.
Consequently, I shall present you as a foreign
partner to stand in as the next of kin to late Mr.
Mohamed
Kamal
Yasser so that you and I can benefit from the fruits
of this old man's labour to enhance humanitarian
Organisation Worldwide.
Upon acceptance of this proposal, I shall send to you
either by fax or email a scanned copy of the Westpac
Banking Corporation "Next of Kin Payment Application
Form" as well as detailed information on how this deal
would be transacted.
We shall employ the services of a solicitor for the
drafting of the LAST WILL & TESTAMENT of Late Mr.
Mohamed Kamal Yasser and to obtain all other relevant
papers
in your name for the necessary documentation for
payment
approval in my bank headquarters in your favour.
The money will be shared in the ratio:
Sixty percent for me, thirty five percent for you and
five percent for any arising contigencies during the
course of this transaction.
I guarantee that this will be executed under
legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of
the law as I will use my position as the Bank's Branch
Manager to secure approvals and guarantee the
successful
execution of this transaction. It will take only 7-10
working
days to conclude this transaction.
Please be informed that your utmost confidentiality
is required. If this interest you, please reply me
immediately via the private email address below and
please
include your private phone number for voice contact
and fax
number
so that I can provide you with more details and
relevant
documents that will help you understand the
transaction.
email: andymorris56@hotmail.com
Awaiting your urgent reply.
Thanks.
Best regards,
Andy Morris.
Note: do reply to my private boxes,
andymorris56@hotmail.com
andymorris003@freezone.co.uk




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