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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:
  • "transfer into your 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)
  • "million us 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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +22506292346 (Cote d'Ivoire, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • hopejomo10@yahoo.com.ph (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: hope jomo <hopejomo10@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Mon, 8 May 2006 04:05:43 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Please go through the website.



hopejomo10@yahoo.com.ph
ATTEN. SIR
Money worth over sum of US$20M dollars (Twenty Million US dollars) in
file that belongs to one of our foreign customer investor (MR. ANDREAS SCHRANNER from Munich, Germany) who died along with his entire family in July 2000 in a plane crash.Below is a website which i will appreciate you go through to read the information.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

Since then I have made several enquiries to locate any of the above
mentioned person extended relatives, this has also proved abortive.it would require three weeks for the necessary paper works to effect the transfer., the reason while of contacting you is base on trust to enable me present you
as the next-of-kin to him so that this money will be released to you.

As the next-of-kin or relation to the deceased for safety and subsequent
disbursement since nobody has come to our bank for claiming of the
fund since I have the necessary legalised documents that backup the fund and which will present you the rightful next-of-kin to the deceased customer.

I don't want this money to go into the bank treasury as unclaimed
bill.The request of foreigner as next-of-kin in this business is occasioned by the fact that the customer was a foreigner and an Indigen here cannot stand as next-of-kin to a foreigner.
All i require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of the law.I agree that 30% of this money will be for you as a respect to the provision of your assistance.

Thereafter, I will visit your country for disbursement according to the percentage indicated , to enable the immediate release of this money transfer into your account.
you must apply first to the bank as the relation or next of kin of the deceased indicating your complete information, namely complete name, postal address, occupation,date of birth,your private telephone and fax number for easy and effective communication and account number to recieve this money.
Trusting to hear from you immediately for more detailed discussion.
Yours Faithfully
Hope Jomo
Tel +225 06 29 23 46
Tel +225 08 83 72 54



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