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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • fredmarcos_esq@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: DR FRED MARCOS <fredmarcos_esq@chambers.com>
Reply-To: fredmarcos_esq@yahoo.it
Date: 24 Jul 2007 16:04:30 -0000
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL

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FROM THE DESK OF:Dr.Fred Marcos

BANK OF AFRICA PLC,

57 MARINA ROAD,LAGOS,NIGERIA.

EMAIL: fredmarcos_esq@yahoo.it



Dear Sir/Ma,



My name is Dr.Fred Marcos,I am an Accountant with BANK OF AFRICA. I am writing in respect of a foreign customer of my bank (Christian Eich) who had a plane crash and died with his wife and two children on 30th JULY,2000 CONCORDE PLANE CRASH [ Flight AF4590] with the wholepassengers abroad,see below Website for more information about the plane crash.



http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm



There is an account opened in this bank in 1998 by this great Late INDUSTRIALIST/FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTRACTOR and

carmaker BMW s museum Director who died without a written or oral WILL attatched to the account.Since his death ,I personally have watched with keen interest to see the next of kin but all has proved abortive as no one has come to claim his funds and no other person knows about this account or anything concerning it, the account has no other

beneficiary and until his death he was the Director of his company. The total amount involved is $102.500,000 (USD).



We wish to start the first transfer with US$52.500.000[52.5million] and upon successful transaction without any disappointment from your side,we shall re-apply for the transfer of the remaining balance to your account in bits .I have prayed and i believe that we must succeed in this transaction with your utmost co-operation in order to have a smooth and a successful transfer of the fund to any foreign bank account which you are going to nominate.



On this note, I decided to seek for a reliable foreigner who will act as the foreign beneficiary of the fund from the deceased untill the funds have been finally transfered and we will effect an immediate investment on any available and reliable project as no one has come up to be the next of kin.



The banking ethics here does not allow such money to stay more than eight years without claim hence the money will be recalled to the government treasury as unclaimed after this long period of domancy. In view of this, I got your contact through my personal search to see if you can assist me by providing your Full personal Information for the transfer or find a reliable person who will be capable of receiving such amount in his or her personal account.



At the conclussion of the transfer, 55% of the fund will be for me here,I would give you 35% of the total transfer sum, 10% for charity both in Africa and in your country. to proceed,I would like you to send me the information of any account of your choice where you will like this fund to be transferred into or open a new account where you will want this money to be transfered into.This transaction is totally free of risk and trouble as the fund is a legitimate fund which does not originate from drug,money laundry, terrorism or any other illegal act. Upon the receipt of your reply, I will send to you a detailed information about the transaction. I will not fail to bring to your notice that this business is 100% risk and trouble free and that you should not entertain any fear as all modalities for fund transfer can be finalized within 7

to 9 banking days, after we apply to the bank as the beneficiary of the fund from the deceased.



However,After your confirmation of the funds in your account, we shall meet in your country three bank working days to discuss what capital venture to invest the fund intoin your country with your Technical-knowhow. Please do include the following information in your response to this partnership Idea:



(1)Full Name



(2) Telephone & Fax numbers



(3) Residential Contact address



(4)Occupation/marital status



Please endeavour to reply me via my private emailaddress[fredmarcos_esq@yahoo.it] With the above information about your person I shall ask the legaladvisor of the bankto prepare the documentation in your name as the bonafide owner of the fund of the whole $102.5M.



Best Regards.



Dr.Fred Marcos

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