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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:
  • "might come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • liuyanxi2001@yahoo.co.jp (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "LIU YAN" <lxiuyx44@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: liuyanxi2001@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 02:41:21 -0700
Subject: BUSINESS TRANSACTION

From: Mr. Liu Yan.
Bank of China Ltd.
13/F. Bank of China Tower
1 Garden Road, Hong Kong.
Private Email: liuyanxi2001@yahoo.co.jp


Hello Friend,


I sincerely ask for forgiveness for I know this may seem like a complete
intrusion to your privacy; I opted contacting you through email due to the
urgency. This mail might come to you as a surprise and the temptation to
ignore it as unserious could come into your mind; but please consider it a
divine wish and accept it with a deep sense of humility. I’m Mr. Liu Yan a
transfer supervisor operations in investment section in Bank of China Ltd.
Secretariat of the BOCHK Charitable Foundation 13/F. Bank of China Tower, 1
Garden Road, Hong Kong. I have an obscured business suggestion for you.


Before the U.S and Iraqi war our client General Mohammed Jassim Ali who was
with the Iraqi forces and also business man made a numbered fixed deposit
for 18 calendar months, with a value of USD19.5M (Nineteen Million Five
Hundred Thousand United State Dollars only) in my branch. Upon maturity
several notice was sent to him, even during the war early this year. Again
after the war another notification was sent and still no response came from
him. We later find out that the general and his family had been killed
during the war in bomb blast that hit their home.


You can read more about the bombings on visiting these sites below:


http://www.ccmep.org/usbombingwatch/2003.htm#3/19/03


After further investigation it was also discovered that General Mohammed
Jassim Ali did not declare any next of kin in his official papers including
the paper work of his bank deposit. And he also confided in me the last time
he was at my office that no one except me knew of his deposit in my bank.
So, Nineteen million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars is still
lying in my bank and no one will ever come forward to claim it. What bothers
me most is that according to the to the laws of my country at the expiration
5 years the funds will revert to the ownership of the Hong Kong Government
if nobody applies to claim the funds. Against this backdrop, my suggestion
to you is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to
General Mohammed Jassim Ali so that you will be able to receive his funds.


WHAT WE NEED TO DO:


I want you to know that I have had everything planned out so that we shall
come out successful. I have contacted an Attorney that will prepare the
necessary document that will back you up as the next of kin to General
Mohammed Jassim Ali, all that is required from you at this stage is for you
to provide me with your Full Names & Address so that the attorney can
commence his job. After you have been made the next of kin, the attorney
will also fill in for claims on your behalf and secure the necessary
approval and letter of probate in your favour for the movement of the funds
to an account that will be provided by you. There is no risk involved at all
in the matter as we are going adopt a legalized method and the attorney will
prepare all the necessary documents. Please endeavour to observe utmost
discretion in all matters concerning this issue. 30% of the total sums will
be accrued to you upon the confirmation of the funds in your nominated
account. Although it may seem small, but you have to understand and accept
this since 40% of the total sum will go to charity, as my entitlement here
is also 30%. Should you be interested please send me your full names,
private phone/fax and current residential address.

Kindly send your reply to my private email address only:
liuyanxi2001@yahoo.co.jp


Kind regards,


Mr. Liu Yan.

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