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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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +27827927773 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • jacob_mlambo2004@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: jacob_mlambo2005@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 17:53:45 +0200
Subject: BUSINESS ASSISTANCE

>From : jacob mlambo
Tel : +27 82 7927773
e mail : jacob_mlambo2004@yahoo.com

Dear Kaitz,
BUSINESS ASSISTANCE
I am Mr.jacob mlambo , a Lawyer by profession. I am the personal
attorney to Mr Kaitz,who worked for the BP Oil Exploration Company
in Southern Africa, herein after shall be referred to as my client
On the 21st of January 2004, my client, his wife and their three
children were involved in a car accident as they were coming back
from christmas holiday. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately
lost there lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to your
embassy to locate any of my clients extended relatives. This has
proved unsuccessful.
I came to know about you through an enquiry I was making in the internet

, and I found out that you have the same second name with my client,
which is why I have decided to contact you, in order to assist in
repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before
they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank.
Particularly, the FNB where the deceased had an account valued at about
US$ 9.5 Million Dollars, has issued me a notice to provide the next of
kin or have the account confisticated within the next 21 official working
days. Since i have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over
1 year now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the
deceased since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this
account valued at US$9.5 Million Dollars can be paid to you and then you
and me can share the money, on the ratio of 60% for me, and 40% for you.
I have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim
we may make.
All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this business
through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of the
law. Please get in touch with me by email and send to me your telephone and fax
numbers to enable us discuss further about the details of this transaction.
Best regards,
Mr jacob mlambo
Principal Partner.

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