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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: "MR. SAMBE FREDRICK" <sambefredrick3@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: "MR. SAMBE FREDRICK" <sambefredrick1@k.ro>
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 07:41:24 +0100
Subject: Mutual Benefit Business Relationship

From: Mr. Sambe Fredrick

I am Mr. Fredrick Sambe, a consulting auditor, Ned Bank plc,
Johannesburg-South Africa During the course of my auditing work with my
client bank late last year, I discovered an account worth
USD8,400,000.00(USD8.4m) opened in the bank in 1998 by a Foreigner, a
German, Late Mr. Andreas Schranner, who died in the AF4590 plane crash. You
can check it out
here.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

It is because of the perceived possibility of not being able to locate any
next of kin known to the bank of Late Mr.Andreas Schranner as all his family
all perished in the jet according to the immigration data available to the
bank, that his the main reason i have contacted you to stand in as the next
of kin.

I have secretly discussed this matter with a close confident attorney whom I
must involve in order to assist us produce legal back-up documents which
would substantiate claims/position of next of kin and also enable us have a
smooth and successful transfer of the fund to any foreign bank account which
you are going to nominate.

All validating and authenticating documents to enable you get this fund will
be carefully worked out. We have secured from the probate registry, an order
of Mandamus to locate any of the deceased beneficiaries and that makes this
business 100% Risk Free.

The sharing ratio after completion of transfer will be thus: 60% for me,
35%for you and 5% for expenses. Kindly indicate your interest to enable us,
with your assistance, move the fund to the banks offshore clearing houses in
Europe. Please note that for the purposes of confidentiality;

Finally you are not expected to travel down to south Africa your presence
will only be required at the offshore payment center in Europe notably
Netherlands or Spain because we intend transferring the funds to our oversea
affiliate office for easy access and to save you the stress of coming down
to South Africa.

Accept my warm regards as I await your response.
Sincerely,

Fredrick Sambe.

NB

Send your cell phone to enable me open up discussion with you, presently am
in The Netherlands at the moment on a sabbatical leave.

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