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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: "Tetema Idris" <tetemaidris_2@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 09 May 2006 04:11:06 +1200
Subject: Attn: Your Urgent Response Needed.

Dear Sir,


Best compliments of the season. I am Mr. Tetema Idris,Esq., a notary public
and the personal attorney to late Mr.Johnson W., a citizen of your country
and the President/CEO of Diamond Safari Company Ltd,Accra Ghana.On the 6th
of January 2002,my client, his wife and their only child were involved in a
motor accident, which claimed their lives.


The accident occurred along Accra-Kumasi major highway road. Being a
successful Diamond dealer in my country and the whole of the West African
sub-region,he left behind a huge estate and assets. Sequel to his death, I
have made several different efforts in search of the immediate relatives in
order to transfer the legacies he left in my custody but my efforts have
been fruitless.


Eventually, I tried the internet, Elementary Family Search and fortunately
your name displayed as the closest relative of the deceased. Currently, one
of the banks in custody of my late clients legacy has requested me to bring
forward the next of kin to inherit the legacy. The value of the legacy is
US$5.5Million deposited with the International Commercial Bank,
Accra-Ghana.In line with the result of my search,I humbly seek your consent
to be presented as the bona fide next of kin to the deceased so that this
legacy will transfer to your ownership. This entails repatriating the fund
to your nominated receiving bank account As a matter of fact.


I have the legal requirements needed to back you up in the claims.
Moreover,the bank in custody of this legacy mandated me to bring forward the
next of kin to inherit the fund or forfeit it to the Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) as an unclaimed dividend. Therefore, your unalloyed
co-operation is required earnestly to claim this legacy from the bank for
final disbursement between us. If you are ready to receive this legacy as
the next of kin to the deceased, kindly reply this letter strictly via
email to confirm your position.

Awaiting your urgentresponse.

Yours truly,


Tetema Idris. Esq.

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