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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.
• 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.
  • +448704791118 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
• 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.
  • petergrant_grant@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "peter_grant06" <petergrant_grant@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 12:23:12 -1200
Subject: GREETINGS FROM MR,PETER GRANT.

GREETINGS FROM MR,PETER GRANT.

HSBC BANK LONDON
25 Gresham Street,
London EC2V 7HN
DEAREST,

Private Fax: +44 8704791118
General Fax:+44 8704789786


search this site trough GOOGLE .COM (www.hsbc.com)

I crave your indulgence for the unsolicited nature of this
letter, but it was borne out of desperation and current
development. Please bear with me. I am MR PETER GRANT. A
Director of HSBC BANK. I was the Personal banker to my
client a national of your country, who used to own an oil
servicing company here in London a Herein after shall be
referred to as my client. On the 21st of November, 2002.my
client his wife and their three Children were involved in a
car accident along kingston road. All occupants of the
vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I had
made several inquiries through your Embassy to locate any of
my clients extended relative but this exercise has proved
unsuccessful.

After several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his
relatives through Your Coountry's Chamber of Commerce, to
locate any member of his family not much progress was
recorded My late client was an influential wealthy
businessman, an oil magnet here in London and he left behind
a deposit of $7.5 Million in his domiciliary bank account
in HSBC BANK LONDON. here in London. After the death of my
client his lawyer contacted me, as a director of the bank to
provide his next of kin who should inherit his fortune.The
board of directors of his bank adopted a resolution and I
was mandated to provide his next of kin for the payment of
this money within 28 working days or forfeit the money to
the bank as an abandoned property.

The bankers had planned to invoke the abandoned property
decree of 1996 toconfiscate the funds after the expiration
of the period given to me. Despairing at the point of
exhaustiveness, fortunately, I came across your name, to my
utmost amazement, I discovered that you bear the same
surname with my late client and coincidentally, you are
nationals ofthe same country. I am Convinced that you may be
linked with my late client or that you might provide clue
to my search, I there fore, decided to contact with these
facts before me because of the similarities. By virtue of
my closeness to the deceased and his immediate family, I am
very much aware of my client financial standing and the
bank account he operates.

I have reasoned very professionally and I feel it will be
legally proper to present you as the next of kin of my
deceased client so that you can be paid the funds left in
his bank account hence I contacted you. I seek your consent
to present you as the Next of Kin to the Deceased since you
are at an advantage, so that the proceeds of this Bank
Account valued at US$7.5 Million Dollars can be paid to you.

We shall both share the funds. 55% to me and 45% to you, I
shall assemble all the necessary Legal Documents that will
be used to back up our claim. All I require is your honest
cooperation to enable us seeing this deal through. I
guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law.

You may also send your phone number so that I can call
you.and send all of your contact so that i will us it to
start proccesing the document that will back the transaction
up,

YOU CAN REPLY VAI MY PRIVATE E-MAIL
ADDRESS:petergrant_grant@hotmail.com,

YOUR A/C NUMBER,
YOUR FULL NAME,
YOUR COUNTRY & STATE,
YOUR FAX NUMBER,
YOUR HPONE NUMBER,

I look forward to your urgent response.

Best regards,

Peter Grant,





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