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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:

• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Kenneth Harris" <kharris004@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: hpkenneth@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 13:41:09 +0000
Subject: Do assist me secure this funds

Dear Friend,

I guess that I am safe relating this matter to you though this medium, this
is because (Internet) has been greatly been abused recently however I
decided to reach you through medium because I feel it is the fastest means
of communication at the moment. Be put on notice that this correspondence is
unofficial and private, and it should be treated as such.

I am Mr. Kenneth Harris, Deposit Manager with First Atlantic Security and
Finance Services, Lagos State of Nigeria. A foreigner an American, late Bob
Williams who died in the year 2000 January 31 on aboard Alaska Airlines
Flight 261, which crashed into the Pacific Ocean while returning with his
family on a vacation.

I am contacting you to help assist me in ensuring that the funds lodged by
Late Bob Williams with his Financial and Security Firm is not declared
unclaimed hence my reason for this contact to you.

This Financial Firm has issued me a notice to contact the next of kin, or
the account will be confiscated.

My proposition to you is to seek your consent to present you as the
next-of-kin and beneficiary of Bob Williams, so that the proceeds of this
account can be paid to you, then we can share the amount on a mutually
agreed-upon percentage.

All legal documents to back up your claim as next-of-kin will be provided.
All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction
through.

This will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you
from any breach of the law. If this business proposition offends your moral
values, do accept my apology, and ignore this mail.

However if you are willing to assist me in this venture I will establish a
verbal telephone communication with you and bring you into a much better
picture of the situation.

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Kenneth Harris
Deposit Manager
First Atlantic Security & Finance Services

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