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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "necessary legal documents" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "huge sum of money" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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.
  • +34651605005 (Spain, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • guillermo_cortillo@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "leticiaanders@terra.es" <leticiaanders@terra.es>
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2007 15:32:01 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: Dear Friend,



Dear Friend,
I am Guillermo Hernandez Cortillo the director in charge of auditing and ac=
counting section of a financial company here in Spain, with due respect and=
regard i have decided to contact you on a business transaction that will b=
e very beneficial to both of us at the end of the transaction.
During our investigation and auditing in this company, my department came a=
cross a very huge sum of money belonging to a foreign Business man from Ira=
q; Mr. Hassan Abdullah made a three years fixed deposite of $5.2 Million U.=
S Dollars. Upon maturity, several notices were sent to him even during the =
war and again after the war but still no response came from him. We later f=
ound out that the Mr. Hassan Abdullah and his entire family had been killed=
during in a bomb blast that hit their home in Bagdad , Iraq .

The account has been dormant for so long without any claim of the fund in o=
ur custody neither from his family nor relations. After studying this issue=
, i later discovered that our client did not register any next of kin with =
us.
Although, i personally still keep this information secret within myself and=
partners to enable the whole plans and idea be profitable and successful d=
uring the time of execution.=20
Meanwhile all the whole arrangement to put claim over this fund as the bona=
fide next of kin to the deceased, get the required approval and transfer t=
his money to a foreign account has been put in place. Directives and needed=
information will be relayed to you immediately you indicate your interest =
and willingness to assist me and also benefit yourself to this business opp=
ortunity.=20
In fact, i could have done this deal alone but can=E2=80=99t present myself=
as a foreigner and because of my position in this country as a civil serva=
nt we are not allowed to operate a foreign account and would eventually rai=
se an eye brow on my side during the time of transfer because I work in thi=
s bank.=20
This is the actual reason why it will require a second party or fellow who =
will forward claims as the next of kin with affidavit of trust of oath to t=
he Bank and also present a foreign account where he will need the money to =
be re-transferred into on his request as it may be after due verification a=
nd clarification by the correspondent branch of the bank here the whole mon=
ey will be remitted to your own designated bank account. I will not fail to=
inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free.=20
I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since=
you are from the same country, so that the proceeds of this account can be=
paid to you. Meanwhile, 40% shall be for you and 55%to me while 5% percent=
should be for our expenses or tax as your Government may require. I have a=
ll necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we may m=
ake. However, i have spoken to the manager of his branch that I=E2=80=99m i=
n contact with a family member, and after the money has been transferred, i=
will come straight to your country for sharing on-ward investment.
All i require is your honest co-operation to enable us seeing this deal thr=
ough. If this proposal is ok by you and you do not wish to take advantage o=
f the trust i hope to bestow on you and your company, then kindly get to me=
immediately via this email, (guillermo_cortillo@yahoo.es) indicating your =
confidencial e-mail and telephone number.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated co-operation.
Yours faithfully,
Guilermo Hernandez Cortillo.
My confidential telephone number is +34 651605005.=20
Estimado Amigo,
Soy Guillermo Hernandez Cortillo el director a cargo de auditar y secci=C3=
=B3n de contabilidad de un banco aqu=C3=AD en Espa=C3=B1a He decidido conta=
ctarle sobre una transacci=C3=B3n del negocio que ser=C3=A1 muy beneficiosa=
a nosotros a fines de la transacci=C3=B3n.=20
Durante nuestra investigaci=C3=B3n y control en este banco, mi departamento=
encontr=C3=B3 una suma muy inmensa de la pertenencia de dinero de un Empre=
sario Iraqi Sr. Hassan Abdullah. El abrio una cuenta fija por duracion del =
tres meses con un importe de 5.2 milliones del Dollares Americana. Hemos in=
tentado comunicar con el varios veces pero no hemos logrado comunicar con e=
l. Descubrimos desp=C3=BAes que nuestro cleinte murio en un uno de los expl=
osiones de bombas que cayo en la cuidad de Bagdad donde vivio con su famili=
a.
La cuenta ha estado in activa durante mucho tiempo sin cualquier reclamaci=
=C3=B3n de los fondos en nuestra custodia ni por parte de su familia ni por=
parientes mas cercanos. Despu=C3=A9s de estudiar este asunto, yo finalment=
e descubr=C3=AD en mi b=C3=BAsqueda no registr=C3=B3 a ning=C3=BAn pariente=
s m=C3=A1s cercanos con nosotros como heredero.=20
Sin embargo, yo personalmente mantiene todav=C3=ADa esta informaci=C3=B3n s=
ecreto a mis socios para permitir los planes y la idea entero ser exitosa d=
urante el tiempo de la ejecuci=C3=B3n.=20
Mientras tanto todo el arreglo entero para reclamar este fondos como los pa=
rientes o heredero m=C3=A1s cercanos aut=C3=A9nticos al difunto, conseguir =
la aprobaci=C3=B3n requerida y transferir este dinero a una cuenta extranje=
ra ha sido puesto en el lugar Directivas e informaci=C3=B3n necesitada ser=
=C3=A1 retransmitida a usted tan pronto como usted indica su inter=C3=A9s y=
el consentimiento para ayudarme y beneficiar tambi=C3=A9n de esta oportuni=
dad del negocio.=20

De hecho, yo podr=C3=ADa haber hecho este trato solo pero no puedo presenta=
rme como un extranjero y a causa de mi posici=C3=B3n en este pa=C3=ADs como=
un funcionario del estado que nosotros no somos permitidos operar una cuen=
ta extranjera y podria leventar una suspecha a mi lado, durante el tiempo d=
e la transferencia porque trabajo en este banco.
Esto es la raz=C3=B3n verdadera por qu=C3=A9 requerir=C3=A1 un segundo part=
ido o a hombre que adelantar=C3=A1 los reclamos como los heredero m=C3=A1s =
cercanos con la declaraci=C3=B3n de la confianza del juramento al Banco y p=
resentar tambi=C3=A9n una cuenta extranjera donde nos necesitaramos transfe=
rir el dinero despu=C3=A9s de comprobaci=C3=B3n y clarificaci=C3=B3n debida=
s por la rama de corresponsal del banco aqu=C3=AD el total Ser=C3=A1 remiti=
do a su propia cuenta bancaria designada. Le informo que esta transacci=C3=
=B3n no tiene ningun riesgo.
Busco su consentimiento para presentarle como el heredero m=C3=A1s cercano =
del fallecido como usted es del mismo pa=C3=ADs, para que el avance de esta=
cuenta puede ser pagado a usted. Mientras tanto, 40% ser=C3=A1 para usted =
y 55 % a m=C3=AD mientras el 5% de por ciento debe ser para nuestros gastos=
o tasa como su Gobierno puede requerir. Tengo todos documentos legales nec=
esarios que pueden ser utilizados a la espalda de cualquier reclamo que pod=
emos hacer. Sin embargo, yo he hablado con el director de su rama que estoy=
en el contacto con un miembro de la familia, y despu=C3=A9s de que el dine=
ro haya sido transferido, vendr=C3=A9 directamente a su pa=C3=ADs para comp=
artir adelante inversi=C3=B3n.=20
Todo lo que requiero es su cooperaci=C3=B3n honesta de permitirnos hacer es=
ta transacci=C3=B3n bien. Si esta propuesta est=C3=A1 bien por usted y por =
usted y no desea aprovecharse de la confianza que espero conceder en usted =
y en su compa=C3=B1=C3=ADa, entonces contactar conmigo inmediatamente al re=
cibir este correo electr=C3=B3nico (guillermo_cortillo@yahoo.es) indicandom=
e su e-mail y telefono mas confidencial
Gracias en el avance para su cooperaci=C3=B3n anticipada.
Saludo Atentemente,
Guillermo Hernandez Cortillo=20
Mi n=C3=BAmero de telefono mas confidencial es +34 651605005






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