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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 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.
  • franklinpowell1950@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Paul Powell" <paulpowell_033@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 17:13:29 +0000
Subject: You Are The Next Of Kin To Mr. Alan

For your kind attention ,

My name is Mr. Franklin P. Powell,a senior supervisor in the Account Dept of
HSBC Bank LTD London UK.An account belonging to late Engr Alan ,whom l
happen to be his account officer,was declared dormant few years back
arrising from the non servicable condition and the death of the account
owner.l was his account officer before his death and l have tried to locate
the deceased's family members to claim his left estate,but could
not.Because of the pans of the bank authority here to confiscate the his
funds here as uncalimed money,It will be in my interest to transfer this
fund worth £3,000,000 Million pounds,equivelent to USD5.2 Million,in an
account offshore. This step is to avert the bank's (HSBC BANK Int'l Ltd)
proposed plans to confiscate the money in the dorman account as unclaimed
funds.

I want you to work with me to get the funds out of here for our benefits.If
you can collaborate with me to actaulize,this please indicate interest
immediately for us to proceed.This will not take us more than 5 bankkings
days,the money will be paid and trsnfered to you as the next of kin to Late
Engr Alan. I want you to get back to me, to further explain all procedures
required to move forward with this transaction. I will want you to stand as
the next of kin to late Alan bearing in mind that you are a foreigner also
l being his account officer l can present you as his next of kin with all
necessary documents which l will put in place here as proof,we 'ill make
this deal risk free.Contact me through my private email address as

follows:franklinpowell1950@myway.com

Do respond as soon as possible for details and directions

Regards

Mr. Franklin P. Powell.

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