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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)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "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.
  • jenkin002hui@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Jenkin Hui" <hui@gcrtires.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jenkin002hui@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 08:53:52 -0600
Subject: Acknowledge this Email




MR.JENKIN HUI
HANG SENG BANK LTD.
DES VOEUX RD.BRANCH,
CENTRAL HK,
HONG KONG.

{jenkin002hui@yahoo.com.hk}

Good Day,

Let me start by introducing myself to you fully. I am Mr.Jenkin Hui
Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of the Hang Seng Bank Ltd

Our client Gen.Aadel Akgaal Bastaan who was with the Iraqi forces and also
business man made a fixed deposit for 18 calendar months, with a value of
Twenty Four million Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars
(US$24,500,000) only in my branch. Several maturities notice 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 found
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 more inquiry it was also discovered that Gen.Aadel Akgaal Bastaan
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,
Twenty Four million 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 of 8 years and 6 months 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 Gen.Aadel Akgaal Bastaan 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 Gen.Aadel Akgaal
Bastaan. 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
letter of probate in your favor 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 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 60% for me 40% for you. There is a reward for this project and it
is a task well worth undertaking. There is no risk involved at all in the
matter, I have evaluated the risks and the only risk I have here is for
you refusing to work with me and alerting my bank. I am the only one who
knows of this situation, good fortune has blessed you with a name that has
planted you into the center of relevance in my life.

I send you this mail not without a measure of fear as to what the
consequences, but I know within me that nothing ventured is nothing gained
and that success and riches never come easy or on a platter of gold.
Please observe this instruction religiously. Reach me via my private email
account; {jenkin002hui@yahoo.com.hk}

Should you still be interested please send me the below information’s
immediately.


1, Full names,
2, occupation,
3, private phone number,
4, current residential address.

Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.

Kind Regards
Jenkin Hui

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