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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: "ouedraogo hasim" <ouedz_2015@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2005 10:05:30 +0000
Subject: WITH DUE RESPECT

FROM MR OUEDRAOGO HASIM
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT.
BANK OF AFRICA (BOA)
OUAGADOUGOU,BURKINA FASO


DEAR FRIEND,

I am the manager of bill and exchange at the foriegn remittance department
in (B.O.A)In my department we discovered an abandoned sum of US$15.5
(fifteen million five hundred thousand US dolloars) in an account that
belongs to one of our foriegn customer who died along with his entire
family in a plane crash that happened in Kenya, East Africa.

Since we got information about his death, we have been expecting his next
of kin to come over and claim his money because we cannot release it
unless some body applies for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased
as indicated in our banking guidlines and laws but unfortunately we learnt
that all his supposed next of kin or relation died alongside with him at
the plane crash leaving nobody behind for the claim.

Please I want you to visit the website below for more information about the
Plane Crash and the Deceased Mr AHMED SAID.

It is therefore upon this discovery that I and other officials in my
department now decided to make this business proposal to you and release
the money to you as the next of kin or relation to the deceased for safety
and subsequent disbursement since nobody is coming for it and we don't want
this money to go into the bank treasury as unclaimed bill.

I agree that 30% of this money will be for you as a foreign partner, in
respect to the provision of a foriegn account, and 60% would be for me, 10%
for any expences that may occure during the transaction,There after I will
visit your country for disbursement according to the percentage
indicated.

Therefore, to enable the immediate transfer of this fund to you as
arranged, you must apply first to the bank as relation or next of kin of
the deceased indicating your bank name, your bank account number, your
private telephone and fax number for easy and effective communication and
location wherein the money will be remitted.

Upon the receipt of your reply, I will send to you by fax or email the text
of the application to fill and send to the bank. I will not fail to bring
to your notice that this transaction is hitch-free risk and you should keep
this transaction (TOP SECRET) and this transaction will only take us 14
banking days because as a banker, I know what to do and move the fund into
your account without any delay and that you should not entertain any atom
of fear as all required arrangements have been made for the transfer.

You should contact me as soon as you receive this letter so that I will send
you the text of the application to apply to the bank and the data
information of the deceased customer.

Yours faithfully.

MR OUEDRAOGO HASIM
Bill & Exchange Manager,

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