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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:
  • "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)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
• 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.
  • cheungpui9000@netscape.net

Fraud email example:

From: CHEUNG PUI <cheungpui5135@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: cheungpui9000@netscape.net
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 22:40:16 +0000
Subject: PLEASE READ THIS


MR. CHEUNG PUI
HANG SENG BANK LTD.
SAI WAN HO BRANCH,
171 SHAUKIWAN ROAD,
HONG KONG.

Although you do not know me but I have a lucrative business proposal of mutual interest to share with you. Firstly, let me start by introducing myself. I am Mr. Cheung Pui, Credit officer of the Hang Seng Bank Ltd Hong Kong. I have a concealed business suggestion as below;
A long time ago, just before the U.S and Iraqi war, one of our numerous clients named Hamadi Hashem who was a business man based in Iraq made a numbered fixed deposit for 18 calendar months, with a value of Twenty-Four Million, Five Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars (US$24,500,000.00) in my branch.
Upon maturity several notice has since been sent to him, even during the war even during the war, two years ago(2003). Again after the war another notification wassent and still no response came from him or any member of his family. We later found out that the Hamadi Hashem and his family had been killed during the war in a bomb blast that hit their home at Mukaradeeb where his personal oil well was. You can check the link sites below for further verification.
http://www.iraqmemorialwall.org/iraqicasualties.html
http://www.iraqbodycount.net/names.htm
After further investigation it was also discovered that Hamadi Hashem did not declare any next of kin in his official papers including the paper work of his bank deposit. And he also confided in me the last time he was at my office that no one except me knew of his deposit in my bank. So, Twenty-Four Million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars (US$24,500,000.00) is still lying in my bank and no one will ever come forward to claim it. What bothers me most is that according to the laws of my country at the expiration of Five (5) years the funds will revert to the ownership of the Hong Kong Government if nobody applies to claim the funds.
Against this backdrop, my suggestion to you is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Hamadi Hashem so that you will be able to receive his funds.
All the modalities has been set in motion to see that this transaction is 100% safe, timely and risk free. If you agree to this business proposal, it will consume about 8-10 working days to conclude this transaction.
WHAT IS TO BE DONE?
I want you to know that I have had everything planned out so that we shall come out successful. I have contacted an attorney that will prepare the necessary document that will back you up as the next of kin to Hamadi Hashem, all that is required from you at this stage is for you to provide me with your Full Names and Address so that the attorney can commence his job. After you have been made the next of kin, the attorney will also fill in for claims on your behalf and secure the necessary approval and letter of probate in your favor for the movement of the funds to an account that will be provided by you.
There is no risk involved at all in the matter, we are going to adopt a legalized method and the attorney will prepare all the necessary documents. Please endeavor to maintain utmost secrecy and confidentiality at all times during and after the conclusion of this transaction.
Once the funds have been successfully transferred to your nominated bank account, you will be given 25% of the total funds for your assistance, 70% for myself while the balance 5% will cover all incidental expenses incurred during the course of this operation. Should you be interested please send me your Full names and address and I will provide you with more details of this operation. I will prefer that you to reach me via this email (cheungpui9000@netscape.net) for security purpose.

Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.

Kind Regards,
Mr. Cheung Pui.
Tel/Fax:+85230158081

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