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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.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • tomssteven@katamail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Steven tom" <stevetom77777@msn.com>
Reply-To: tomssteven@katamail.com
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 13:39:30 +0000
Subject: INHERITANCE

Dear Friend
FSB International Bank Nig PLC, Idumota Branch,
Idumota, Lagos. Dear Friend, This letter may come to
you as a surprise due to the fact that we have not yet
met. The message could be strange but real if you pay
some attention to I could have notified you about it
at least for the sake of your integrity. Please accept
my sincere apologies. In bringing this message of
goodwill to you, I have to say that I have no
intentions of causing you any embarrassments.

I am Dr. STEVEN TOM, Branch Manager, FSB International
Bank Nig PLC Idumota Branch Idumota Lagos. I managed
to get your contact details through the Internet
myself. Time is of the importance and I am desperately
lookingfor a person to assist me in this confidential
business.A British oil consultant/contractor with the
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Mr. Boris
Kauscher made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit on
January 6, 1999, valued at US$25,000,000.00
(Twenty-five Million Dollars), for twelve (12)
calender months in my branch. Upon maturity,

I sent a routine notification to his forwarding
address but got no reply. After a month,we sent a
reminder and finally we discovered from his contract
employers, theNigerian National Petroleum Corporation
that Mr. Boris Kauscher died from anautomobile
accident. On further investigation,I found out that he
died without making a WILL and all attempts to trace
his next of kin were fruitless. I therefore made
further investigation and discovered that Mr. Boris
Kauscher did not declare any next of kin or relations
in all his official documents,including his Bank
Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of
US$25,000,000.00 is still sitting in my Bank and the
interest is being rolled over with the principal sum
at the end of each year. No one will ever come forward
to claim it.

According to Nigerian Law, at the expiration of 4
(four)years, the money will revert to the ownership of
the Nigerian Government if nobody applies to claim the
fund. Consequently, my proposal is that I will like
you as a foreigner to stand in as the next of kin to
Mr. Boris Kauscher so that the fruits of this old
man's labor will not get into the hands of some
corrupt government officials.

This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately
your full names and address so that the attorney will
prepare the necessary document sand affidavits that
will put you in place as the next of kin. We shall
employ the service of two lawyers for drafting and
notarization of the WILL and toobtain the necessary
documents and letter of probate/administration in your
favor for the transfer. A bank account in any part of
the world that you will provide will then facilitate
the transfer of this money to you as the
beneficiary/next of kin. The money will be paid into
your account for us to share in the ratio of 60% for
me and 40% for you.

There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this
transaction will be done by the attorney and my
position as the Branch Manager guarantees the
successful execution of this transaction. If you are
interested, please reply immediately to my private
email address below; Upon your response, I shall then
provide you with more details and relevant documents
that will help you understand the transaction.

Please observe utmost confidentiality, and be rest
assured that this transaction would be most profitable
for both of us because I shall require your assistance
to invest my share in your country .

Best Regards
Steven Tom

NB KINDLY REPLY ME BACK TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL tomssteven@katamail.com

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