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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:
  • "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "hundred thousand united state dollars" (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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "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.
  • songlile_1977@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr.SONG LILE <info@songlile.org>
Reply-To: songlile_1977@yahoo.com.hk
Date: 23 Aug 2007 21:20:08 -0000
Subject: Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated

Content-Type: text/plain

Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit




MR. Song Lile

Hang Seng Bank Ltd.

Sai Wan Ho Branch,

83, Des Voeux Road,

Hong Kong.

(songlile_1977@yahoo.com.hk)



Good Day,



Let me start by introducing myself.I am Mr. SONG LI LE director of

operations of the Hang Seng Bank Ltd.I have an obscured business

suggestion for you. Before the U.S and Iraqi war our client Colonel Sadiq Uday

who was with the Iraqi forces and also businessman made a numbered fixed

deposit for 18 calendar months, with a value of Nineteen millions Five

Hundred Thousand United State Dollars only in my branch.Upon maturity

several notices was sent to him, even during the war which began in

2003. Again after the war another notification was sent and still no response

came from him. We later find out that the General along with his wife

and only daughter had been killed during the war in a bomb blast that

hit their home.



After further investigation it was also discovered that Colonel Sadiq

Uday 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 millions 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 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 Colonel Sadiq Uday so that you will be

able to receive his funds.



MODALITIES:



I want you to know that I have had everything planned out so that we

shall come out successful. I have an attorney that will prepare the

necessary document that will back you up as the next of kin to Colonel

Sadiq Uday,all that is required from you at this stage is for you to provide

me with your Full Names and 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 of probate in your favour for the move of the funds to an account

that will be provided by you.There is no risk involved at all in this

matter, as we are going to adopt a legalized method and the attorney

will prepare all the necessary documents. Please endeavor to observe utmost

discretion in all matters concerning this issue. Once the funds have

been transferred to your nominated bank account we shall then share in

the ratio of 70% for me, 30% for you.

Should you be interested please send me your,



1,Full names,

2,private phone number,

3,current residential address,

4,Occupation,

5,Age and

6,Proffession.

7,Sex



And I will prefer you reach me on my private email address

below:(songlile_1977@yahoo.com.hk) and finally after that I shall provide

you with more details of this operation.

Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.



Kind Regards,

Mr. Song Lile

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