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

Fraud email example:

From: Jose Alvarez Alvarez <drjose_alvarez@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 02:03:02 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT


Dr Jose Alvarez,

Banco De Valencia,
Spain.
I am Dr. Jose Alvarez head of Auditing, Banco de
Valencia,Valencia Spain. On Wednesday 19 April,2000 one
Mr.Andreas Schranna,German National,a property magnate,whom I was
his accounting officer made a numbered
time(Fixed)Deposit,valued at $6,550,000.00 (Six Million,Five Hundred and Fifty
Thousand United States Dollars) for twelve calender months in
my Bank Branch. Upon Maturity, we sent a routine notification
to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a month,we sent a
reminder and finally we discovered that Mr.Andreas Schranna,his
wife and only daughter was aboard the AF4590 plane,which crashed
Monday, 31 July,2000 into the Hotelissimo.

You can read more about the crash on visiting this
site:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
My investigation, proved that he died with his
supposed next of kin(the daughte r Mrs.Andrea Eich) in the crash.The
total sum,$6,550,000.00 is still in my bank and the interest
is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each
year. No one will ever come forward to claim it.Consequently, I
shall present you to stand in as the next of kin to the late
Mr.Andreas Schranna.

Consequently,Upon acceptance of this proposal,I will
give you a detailed information on how this deal would be carried
out.The money will be shared in the ratio: sixty five
percent(65%) for me,thirty five percent(35%)for you.
I guarantee that this will be executed under
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of
the law as I will use my position as the Bank's head of Auditors
and his accounting officer to secure approvals and guarantee
the successful execution of this transaction.
Please be informed that your utmost confidentiality is
required.Contact me on my private
email:drjose_alvarez@yahoo.com On your reply include:

a.Your full name
b.Private telephone number
c.Private fax number
d.Private email
Until you write,have a nice day and God bless.
Sincerely,
Dr. Jose Alvarez.



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