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THERE'S LOW... AND THEN THERE'S REALLY LOW. SOME E-MAIL SCAM ARTISTS HAVE BEGUN USING THE HOLOCAUST AS A WAY OF TRICKING PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR MONEY. SCOTT HANSON HAS A HEADS UP THAT COULD KEEP YOU FROM BEING THEIR NEXT VICTIM.

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THE HOLOCAUST. ONE OF THE DARKEST TIMES IN HUMAN HISTORY. SO, WHEN DANIEL RAY CHECKED HIS E-MAIL RECENTLY... HE WAS SURPRISED TO SEE HE WAS BEING OFFERED A CHANCE TO PROFIT FROM IT.

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KEY@ :12 Daniel Ray, Editor-in-chief, Bankrate.com
"It has an attraction that many people find impossible to resist. Lots of money."

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BUT DANIEL'S NO EASY MARK. AS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF BANKRATE-DOT-COM...AN ONLINE PERSONAL FINANCE WEBSITE... HE SPOTTED THIS NEW VERSION OF AN OLD SCAM.
THE LETTER WRITER CLAIMS TO BE AN OFFICIAL IN SWITZERLAND WHO'S DISCOVERED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN A DORMANT BANK ACCOUNT OF A HOLOCAUST VICTIM. UNLESS YOU HELP SHELTER IT IN YOUR BANK ACCOUNT ...THE SWISS GOVERNMENT IS GOING TO TAKE THE MONEY.
GIVE THIS GUY YOUR BANK ACCOUNT INFORMATION... AND YOU'RE SUNK.

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KEY@ :42 Daniel Ray, Editor-in-chief, Bankrate.com
"They say they're looking for a way to get the money into your account. Really they're looking for a way to get the money out of your account."

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KEY @ :46 Michael Abramson, Son of Holocaust Survivor
"This touches on a lot of emotional issues, as well as financial."

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THE HOLOCAUST HAS PERSONALLY TOUCHED MICHAEL ABRAMSON'S LIFE...

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KEY@ :54 Michael Abramson, Son of Holocaust Survivor
"My mother is a survivor. She was born in eastern Poland and went through six years of World War II and various concentration camps."

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WE SHOWED HIM THE SCAM LETTER. HE'S CONCERNED IT COULD PREY ON THE HOPES OF HOLOCAUST FAMILIES WHO FOR DECADES HAVE TRIED TO CLAIM FUNDS THEY BELIEVE ARE RIGHTFULLY THEIR'S.

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KEY@ 1:11 Michael Abramson, Son of Holocaust Survivor
"Besides being illegal and unethical, I would say it's just inhumane."

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INHUMANE.... BUT EASY TO SPOT... IF YOU JUST STOP AND THINK.

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KEY@ 1:20 Daniel Ray, Editor-in-chief, Bankrate.com
"Ask yourself... do you know any high government officials who have millions of dollars? If you don't, it's a scam."

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IF YOU DO FIND THIS SCAM IN YOU INBOX... DON'T OPEN IT... OR GO TO ANY OF THE LINKS IT CONTAINS.... IF YOU DO... YOU COULD ALSO PICK UP DANGEROUS SPYWARE THAT COULD HARM YOUR COMPUTER.
FOR HEADS UP... I'M SCOTT HANSON.

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FULLSCREEN SUPER:
Forward scam to:
419fce@usss.treas.gov
Type "No Money Lost" in Subject Line
THE SECRET SERVICE TRACKS E-MAIL SCAMS. IF YOU'D LIKE TO HELP THEM... FORWARD THE E-MAIL TO THE ADDRESS ON YOUR SCREEN. IN THE SUBJECT LINE, TYPE "NO MONEY LOST". ONCE IT'S FORWARDED... JUST DELETE IT.

SOURCES

Daniel Ray
Editor-in-chief
Bankrate.com
dray@bankrate.com
561-630-2400 ext 1238
Mr. Ray's been a journalist for 20 years and specializing in financial journalism for the last 10 years. He's currently editor-in-chief at Bankrate.com, a personal finance website.

Michael Abramson
Son of Holocaust Survivor
Raleigh, NC
mabramson@nc.rr.com
Mr. Abramson is the Chair of the North Carolina Council on the Holocaust, a government agency that directs education efforts about the Holocaust in schools.