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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • swaansmith44@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "SWAAN SMITH" <swaansmith@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 20 May 2006 23:33:04 +0500
Subject: TRUSTING YOU IN ACTUALIZING THIS GOAL

FROM THE DESK OF TOM DE SWAAN
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
EARTHLINK FINANCAL SECURITY LONDON.
EMAIL: swaansmith44@yahoo.com

RE: TRUSTING YOU IN ACTUALIZING THIS GOAL

Dear Beloved Friend,

Let me start by introducing myself to you, I am Swaan Smith, Chief
Financial Officer, EARTHLINK FINANCAL SECURITY LONDON. I saw your contact
during my private search in the internet and I want to believe that you will
be very honest, committed and capable of assisting in this business
venture.Firstly, let me explain the source of this funds and what you are
expected to do. A foreigner LATE DR. GERALD A. SOFFEN was an astronomer and
had a functional account with
the EARTHLINK FINANCAL SECURITY LONDON until his death some years ago. The
deceased Late Gerald A. Soffen banked with us and had a closing balance as
at 22nd November 2000 worth € 24,500,000.00 (Twenty Four Million Five
Hundred Thousand Euros). My bank now expects a next-of-kin to claim the
funds as the beneficiary. Efforts have been made by EARTHLINK FINANCAL
SECURITY LONDON to get in touch with the Late Gerald A. Soffen’s Family or
relative but to no avail.
Based on the perceived possibility of not being able to locate Late
Gerald A. Soffen’s relatives, the management under the influence of our
chairman and the board of directors are making
arrangements for the funds to be declared unclaimed and channeled to an
unknown account. It is based on this that I have contacted you to stand as
the next-of-kin of Late Gerald A. Soffen so that the funds, will be
released and paid into your account as the beneficiary/next-of-kin to the
deceased.
All documents to enable you get the funds have beencarefully worked
out as I have secured documents from the different offices concerned for the
smooth transfer of the fund to your nominated account. It has been agreed
that you will be compensated with 30% of the remitted Funds, while I keep
60% as my share and 10% is been set aside for both local and international
expenses that might be incurred in actualizing this transaction.If this
proposal satisfies you, please
reach me either by mail: swaansmith44@yahoo.com for more clarification about
how this will be done.

Yours faithfully,

SWAAN SMITH
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
EARTHLINK FINANCAL SECURITY LONDON.

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