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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:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • saulgustav1@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "=?iso-8859-1?q?Saul=20D.=20Gustavo?=" <saulgustav1@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: saulgustavo@indiatimes.com
Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 21:29:22 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Interested?


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: saulgustav1@yahoo.co.uk

From: Mr. Saul D. Gustavo

Banco Credicoop Cooperativo Ltdo

Reconquista 484,

Piso 5, Buenos Aires

Argentina.


Let me start by introducing myself. I am Mr. Saul Gustavo Delrieux director of operations of the Banco Credicoop Cooperativo Ltdo, Buenos Aires Branch. I have an obscured business suggestion for you. One of our clients/personal friend, Late Mr. Diego Vidal an Argentine who was a private business man unfortunately lost his life in the plane crash of Lineas Aereas Privadas Argentinas (LAPA), an Argentina airliner which crashed during takeoff from Buenos Aires' domestic airport on August 31, 1999, including his wife and only daughter.


You can read more about the crash on visiting these sites below,

1. http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/americas/9908/31/argentina.crash.02/

2. http://www.airdisaster.com/photos/lapa3142/photo.shtml


Before the plane crash, Mr. Diego Vidal made a numbered fixed deposit for 18 calendar months with a value of US$ 24,500,000.00 (Twenty Four Million, Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) in my branch. Upon maturity several notice was sent to him, another notification was sent and still no response came from him. We later found out that Mr. Diego Vidal and his family had been killed in that plane crash. After further investigation it was also discovered that Mr. Diego Vidal next of kin is his daughter who died with him.


What bothers me most is that according to the laws of my country at the expiration nine (9) years the funds will revert to the ownership of the Argentine 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 Mr. Diego Vidal so that you will be able to receive these funds for both of us.


WHAT IS TO BE DONE:


I want you to know that I have had everything planned out so that we shall come out successfully. I have contacted an attorney that will prepare the necessary document that will back you up as the next of kin to Mr. Diego Vidal, 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 file in for claims on your behalf and secure the necessary approval and letter of probate in your favour for the movement of the funds to an account that will be provided by you.


This process is 100% risk free as we have set out all the modalities to see that a legalized method is used because the attorney will prepare all the necessary documents. Please note that utmost secrecy and confidentiality is required at all times during this transaction. Once the funds have been transferred to your nominated bank account we shall share in the ratio of 70% for me, 25% for you and 5% set aside for any incidental expenses incurred during this transaction. If you are not interested, please delete this letter so that I can scout for another competent partner to conclude this transaction. Should you be interested please send me your full names,telephone/fax number, and email address.


Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.


Kind Regards,

Mr. Saul D. Gustavo

- Saul D. Gustavo

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