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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 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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.
  • mr_simonxon@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "simon dixon" <simon_dvb@msn.com>
Reply-To: mr_simondixon@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 12:56:40 +0000
Subject: URGENT TRANSFER

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK OF NIGERIA(A.D.B)
FROM DESK OF :Mr Simon Dixon.
Lagos-Nigeria.
RC.27199.



Dear Sir/Madam,


URGENT TRANSFER



I am MR. Simon Dixon, The Accountant General of the Bank Of Africa,
Lagos-Nigeria. I have an urgent and very confidential business proposition
for you.

On November 6, 1999,Mr. Andreas Schranner a British Oil
consultant/contractor with the Chinese Solid Minerals Corporation, Made a
numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at
US$18,000,000.00 (Eighteen Million Dollars) in my bank.

Upon maturity,I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but
got no reply. After a month, I sent a reminder,and finally I discovered from
his contract employers, the Chinese Solid Minerals Corporation that,the bank
customer ,Mr Andreas Schranner,his wife maria, their daughter Eich and
husband christian and their two children perished in the Air France concorde
New York bound flight; please click here:-----
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

On further investigation, I found out that he died without making a WILL,
and all attempts to trace his next of kin was fruitless.

I therefore made further investigation and discovered that he declare his
wife the next of kin to the fund deposited,and in all his official documents
including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank.

This sum of US$18.000,000.00 is still sitting in my Bank and the interest is
being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year.

No one will ever come forward to claim it. According to Laws of the Nigeria,
at the expiration of 5(Five) years, the money will revert to be of the
Nigerian Government if nobody applies as the next of kin to claim the fund.

Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in
as the next of kin to the fund through writing to the bank,and so that this
money of this deceased bank customer will not get into the hands of some
corrupt government officials.

This is simple, I will like you to apply as the next of kin to this fund
through writing to the bank, your full informations shall be needed so that
the bank can accord you the next of kin.I will feed you with the iformations
that will put you in place as the next of kin.

A bank account in any part of the world that you will provide will then
facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary/next of kin.
The money will be paid into your account for both of us to share in the
ratio of 60% for me and 30%
for you and 10% for the expence.

There is no risk at all, as all the information for this transaction will be
giving by me, and my position as the Manager of my Bank guarantees the
successful execution of this transaction. If you are interested, please
reply immediately.

Upon your acceptance, I shall then provide you with the application letter
and more details that will help you understand the transaction. Please send
me your confidential telephone number for easy communication.

Please, observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this
transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require
your assistance to invest my share in your country.


Thanks and regards,
Mr. Simon Dixon.
The Accountant General,
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK OF NIGERIA(A.D.B)






N:B
Please note that the nature of your job/business does not matter and you
will be better informed when I hear from you. Send your reply with this
E-mail address; ( mr_simonxon@yahoo.com.hk ).


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