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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:
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
• 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.
  • +622194197944 (Indonesia, probably a 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.
  • roldfaiz@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "roldfaiz@gmail.com" <rolidfarz@gmail.com>
Reply-To: roldfaiz@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:00:30 +0700
Subject: Urgent Reply


Bank Central Asia Tbk,PT Wisma
BCA, JalanJendral Sudirman Kav
22-23, Jakarta 12920,Indonesia.
Treasury 48018 MEBFX EM
Tel: +62 21 9419 7944.
Email: roldfaiz@gmail.com

Attn: Sir/Madam,

I got your contact through my personal search to see if you can assist us by
providing your safe bank account for this transfer or find a reliable person
who will be capable of receiving such amount in his or her personal account.

My name is Rold Faiz, the operational manager in account management section
in charge of credit and foreign bills in Bank Central Asia Jakarta
Indonesia.
I am writing in respect of a foreign customer of my bank who was killed
while attending a rally in Rawalpindi in Pakistan on 27th December
2007(BENAZIR BHUTTO).

She has an account opened in our bank since 2000 by herself and no member of
her family was included in the next of kin or 'WILL' attached to the
account, Since she opened the account till her death. I am personally her
account manager and no withdrawal has been made since she opened the
account. Since she has no next of kin and has not been operating this
account, thereby nobody knows about account except my manager, we deem it
necessary to evacuate this money immediately for our personal use and
investment overseas.

The total amount involved is 25,000,000.00 USD. [Twenty Five Million United
States Dollar] We wish to start all transfers at once. Upon successful
agreement without any disappointment from your side; we shall provide all
the related documents to backup the transaction.

I have secretly discussed this matter with the general manager of the bank
who I must involve in order to have a smooth and a successful transfer of
the fund to any foreign bank account, which anybody is 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 by providing his/her bank
account where the fund will be transferred for immediate investment on any
viable project as no one can lay hand or come up to claim it.

We shall retire from the bank upon successful transfer of this money to any
trusted and favorable individual who will assist us with his/her account to
be used to host this fund.
Meanwhile, we have some of our customers who might be interested in this,
but for security reasons, we decided to reach out to outsiders so that it
will bring a good facelift to the transfer.

At the conclusion of the transfer 60% of the fund will be for us (me and my
manager), you shall take 25% of the total sum, while the remaining 15% will
be set aside to settle any expenses incurred by both parties.

Upon the receipt of your reply, I will send to you 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 will be taken care of and will be finalized within 7
to 10 working days.

If you are interested in this transaction kindly send me an e-mail
indicating your interest so that I can send you the details without delay.

Regards,
Rold Faiz






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