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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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• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: johnson jack <transperency25@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 18:24:14 +0100 (BST)
Subject: INHERITANCE


Dear ,
This letter is not intended to cause any embarrassment
in whatever form, rather it is intended to contact
your esteemed self, following the knowledge of your
high repute and trustworthiness.

Firstly, I must solicit your confidentiality. I know
that a proposal of this magnitude will make anyone
apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that
it is made in good faith and will be of mutual
benefit. I am johnson jack, the personal
assistant to Mr James Nice
my client, a national of UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, who
until his
death was a major crude oil contractor with the
federal government of Nigeria.

My Boss and his entire family were involved in a
fatal motor accident, which unfortunately claimed
their lives, along the Sagamu express road, sparing
none of the occupants of the vehicle. I have since
then made several enquiries to the Embassy, in a bid
to locate any relation of my client, and these efforts
of mine have not been productive. I then decided to
contact you over the Internet, and came across
your name that is why I have contacted you to assist
me in securing the money and property left behind by
my client before they are declared as unclaimed and
unserviceable by the bank where they have been lodged
for safekeeping. I am particularly interested in
securing the funds lodged with FSB BANK INTERNATIONAL
Plc, totaling fiften Million, United States Dollars
(USD15M). This is because the said Bank has issued a
notice to me, unequivocally instructing me to produce
the Next of Kin/Beneficiary to the said account within
the next ten official working days, or have the
account confiscated.

Considering my lack of success in my bid to locate his
relatives for over two years, I solicit your consent
to enable me produce you as! The Next of Kin to my
deceased client.
The funds will then be transferred to you as the
beneficiary and shared according to a proposed sharing
pattern /ratio of 70:30 i.e. 70% for me and 30% for
you. I will provide all the necessary legally obtained
documents to back up any claim we make regarding this
process, and will just require your understanding and
cooperation to enable us achieve success within a
legitimate arrangement, eliminating any liability
resulting from any breach of the prevalent laws.

Your urgent response will be highly appreciated; you
can as well forward to me your Telephone number
immediately for more discussion.

Thank you

Best Regards
JOHNSON JACK




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