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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
  • "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "this business is hitch free " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "high court" (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.
  • +27737286010 (South Africa, 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.
  • auditornkosi@aol.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Nkosi Phillip <phillipnkosi@web.de>
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:51:08 +0100
Subject: http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9708/06/guam.passenger.list




Mr.Phillip Nkosi<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>

<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:Street><st1:address>308 Puttick Avenue</st1:address></st1:Street>, Sundowner,<o:p></o:p>

<st1:City><st1:place>Johannesburg</st1:place></st1:City>.<o:p></o:p>

Tel: +27 73 728 6010<o:p></o:p>

Email: auditornkosi@aol.co.uk

Compliments, with genuine, sincere Intentions I seek to make contact with you and acquaint myself with you for mutual benefit towards overcoming a Dilemma regarding certain funds left behind in an Investment Account by a Deceased client of a Bank here in South-Africa.

<o:p></o:p>

My name is Mr.Phillip Nkosi,an External Auditor attached to a Bank here in South-Africa.<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

I am writing in respect of a foreign customer of our bank with account number 908-14-255-114 whose name is Cho, Kwiyoung(Mr.), an American citizen who died in a plane crash [Korean Air Flight 801] with the whole passengers on board on August 6,1997.And for your perusal you can view this website

http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9708/06/guam.passenger.list [http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9708/06/guam.passenger.list]

Since the demise of this customer, 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 of US$15.5M (Fifteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) which has been with our branch for a very long time.<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

On this note, I decided to obtain a Letter of Probate Mandamus from the Johannesburg High Court to seek for whom his name shall be used as the Next of Kin as no one has come up as his next of kin. And the banking ethics here does not allow such money to stay more than Twelve years, because the money will be recalled to the bank treasury as unclaimed fund after this period.

In view of this I got your contact through an Online Search when i was making a
research on a foreigner I will use in this great opportunity. <o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

I Have Contacted you for the Following Reasons;

[1] I Cannot Invest this Money on my Own Overseas without assistance of a foreigner.

<o:p></o:p>

[2] As An Official I cannot enter claims of this money in my name as it must be released to a Foreign partner/Foreign Beneficiary.

<o:p></o:p>

[3]The Amount is claimable with submission of Application Claims Forms.

<o:p></o:p>

[4] The Committee responsible for giving Approval have a mandate to release Dormant Funds.

<o:p></o:p>

[5] Please if not interested, delete this message in order to safeguard this money.<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

This Money if it is not claimed will be turned over to the Treasury if someone does not claim it hence my decision to contact you for your Interest so I can present you as the Business partner to this deceased owner.

It is required that an Application for claims be entered and approval given within 10 days so this money can be transferred to your overseas Account, there is no risk involved because a Letter of Probate Mandamus., Duly Notarized has been obtained, there is no risk to you because nobody else is claiming this money.<o:p></o:p>


If this money is not claimed within the next 2 months, it will be taken to the Treasury and both of us can work together to avoid this, because your Country has good investment climate ,this money can be invested in your country than allowing corrupt Treasury officials to have access to it.

I will inform you of your percentage after I receive a Favorable and positive feedback from you. Please contact me by Email only for now with the following details;

[1] Your Names
[2] Telephone and Fax numbers,
[3] Your Physical Address
[4] Your Age
[5] Your Occupation

I need the Information in order to obtain the very important Affidavits and Application Forms and Letter which I will send to you and inform you how to fill it in and forward to the Committee.

I will get in touch with you afterwards, this proposal is for Mutual Financial Benefit and not to mis-lead you.

Thank you and Best Regards,

Please Note: I will not fail to bring to your notice that this business is hitch free and that you should not entertain any fear as all modalities for the smooth and easy transfer of this fund has been finalized, this transaction will be completed within Ten banking days of receiving your response, after you apply to the Committee as a Beneficiary

<o:p></o:p>

Yours Sincerely,
Mr.Phillip Nkosi,
Tel: 0027 73 728 6010<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>

Please Reply to : Email: auditornkosi@aol.co.uk<o:p></o:p>

<o:p> </o:p>



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