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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge amount of money" (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)
  • "huge deposit" (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)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • mark_boland7@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?big5?q?boland=20mark?= <mark_boland7@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mbolandabn@emailaccount.com
Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 06:14:20 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Mutual Benefit


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: mark_boland7@yahoo.com

ABN AMRO Bank

Address: 101 Moorgate, London, EC2M 6SB.

U.K.


Dear Friend,

I am Mr Mark Boland the Bank Manager of ABN AMRO Bank 101 Moorgate,

London, EC2M 6SB.

I have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you. On

JULY 20,1999,Mr Paul Ndeife,a National of France, who used to be

a private contractor with the Shell Petroleum Development Company in Saudi Arabia


Mr.Paul Ndeife.Made a numbered time (Fixed deposit) for 36 calendar months,

valued at GBP17,000,000.00 (Seventeen Million Pounds only) in my branch.

Upon maturity in 2002, I 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, Shell Petroleum Development

Company in Saudi Arabia that Mr Paul Ndeife And his wife with their three

children were involved in an auto crash,all occupants of the vehicle unfortunatelylost their lives.


During one of his trips to his country France. On further investigation,

I found out that he died without making a WILL, and all attempts to

trace his next of kin was fruitless. I therefore made further

investigation and discovered that Mr Paul Ndeife. did not declare

any kin or relations in all his official documents, including his Bank

Deposit paperwork in my Bank.


This sum of GBP&pound;17.000,000.00 have been floating as unclaimed since 1999

in my bank as all efforts to get his relatives have hit the stones.

According to the British law at the expiration of 5 (FIVE) years, the

money will revert to the ownership of the British Government if nobody

applies to claim the fund and the FIVE years is the end of June

2006.Since then, I have made several enquiries with his country's embassies

to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved

Unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to

Contact you with this business partnership proposal. I have contacted

you to assist in repatriating a huge amount of money left behind by my

client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the

Finance/Security Company where these huge deposit was lodged. The

deceased had a deposit valued presently at $21million US Dollars and

the Company has issued me a notice to provide his next of kin or

Beneficiary by Will otherwise have the account confiscated within the

next thirty official working days.


Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2

years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin / Will

Beneficiary to the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued

at $21Million US dollars can be paid to you. This will be disbursed or

shared in these percentages, 60% to me and 40% to you.

I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim

we may make. All I require is your honest Co-operation, Confidentiality

and Trust to enable us see this transaction through.I guarantee you that

this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect

you from any breach of the law.


Kindly provide me the following;


1. Full Name

2. Your Telephone Number and Fax Number

3. Your Contact Address.


Your urgent response will be highly anticipated and appreciated.


Best regards,

Mr Mark Boland

- boland mark

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