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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:
  • "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • curtg1@latinmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "curt gasteyger" <curtg1@latinmail.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 18:08:44 +0300
Subject: holocaust funds


My name is CURT GASTEYGER the member of Independent
Committee of Eminent Persons (ICEP), Switzerland.
Reference the website below for
confirmation
http://www.icep-iaep.org/icep_members.htm
ICEP is charged
with the responsibility of finding bank
accounts in Switzerland
belonging to non-Swiss
indigenes, which have remained dormant since
World War
II.
It may interest you to know that In January 13 2005,
the
Swiss Banker's Association published a list of
dormant accounts
originally opened by non-Swiss
citizens. These accounts had been
dormant since the
end of World War II (May 9, 1945). Most belonged to
Holocaust victims.
The continuing efforts of the Independent Committee
of
Eminent Persons (ICEP) have since resulted in the
discovery of
additional dormant accounts -2700 in
july, 2005.
The published lists
contain all types of dormant
accounts, including interest-bearing
savings accounts,
securities accounts, safe deposit boxes, custody
accounts, and non-interest-bearing transaction
accounts. Numbered
accounts are also included.
Interest is paid on accounts that were
interest
bearing when established.
The Claims Resolution Tribunal
(CRT)
handles
processing of all claims on accounts due non-Swiss
citizens. A
dormant account of NEUMANN ECKSTEIN
with a credit balance
of
11,000,000 US dollar plus
accumulated interest was discovered by
me.
The
beneficiary was murdered during the holocaust era,
leaving no
WILL
and no possible records for trace of
heirs. The Claims
Resolution
Tribunal has been
mandated to report all unclaimed money
for permanent
closure of accounts and transfer of existing credit
balance into the
treasury of Switzerland government as
provided by the
law for
management of assets of
deceased beneficiaries who died
interstate
(living no
wills).
Many people who have full records of
their relatives
bank details
have successfully claimed their
inheritance and paid in
full. List of
claimants who have been paid are
listed on the website
for verification.
Visit the website below to
see the list of claimants
who have been paid:
http://www.crt-ii.
org/_awards/index.phtm
Being a
top executive at ICEP, I have all
secret
details and necessary contacts
for claim of the money
without
any PROBLEM. The money will be banked in
the
Carribean Islands, being
a tax free, safe haven for money
and we
can share the money and use in
investment of
our choice.
Due to the
sensitive nature of my job, I
need a
foreigner to HELP claim the money
as the beneficiary. All that
is
required is for you to provide me your
details for
processing of
the necessary legal, and administrative
claim
documents for transfer
of the money to you.
Provide me with your full
name, address, and
telephone/fax. The money will be transferred to a
secure account in
your name ,
because you will be acting as the next
of kin to the
deceased
person that can claim the money with claim
documents
in your
name in the Carribean Island, and you can
now start
accessing the
money gradually and
transferring to your country and
other banks of
choice
in the world. The banks in Caribbean Islands have
internet
banking and telephone banking facility
with electronic wire
transfer
feature through
the internet and also anonymous ATM debit
card. All
these
features mean additional security and convenience,
so
that you
can stay in your country and access the money.
My share will
be 60
percent and your share is
40 per cent of the total amount. THERE
IS
NO RISK INVOLVED.
You can find additional information about
unclaimed
money through the internet at the following websites:
www.
swissbankclaims.com
The Holocaust Claims Processing Office has
allocated the money for payment to the beneficiary
awaiting submission
of valid claims for necessary disbursement.
I find myself priviledged
to have this information and
this is a great opportunity for a life
time of
success without risks.
Reply via this e mail account for
security reasons
curtg1@latinmail.com
Thanks once more for co-operating,
CURT GASTEYGER


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