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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: "anthony ozor" <ozor4anthony@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ozoranthony@yahoo.ca
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 06:19:41 +0200
Subject: It's Me Mr.Anthony

>From Mr.Anthony Ozor
Address:8 Mitchley Road
Tottenham London N17 9HG
Occupations: External Auditor

Dear Sir,

Do accept my sincere apologies if my mail does not meet your personal ethics
although I wish to use this medium to get in touch with you first because
it's fastest means.I am an extenal auditor of a well known bank here in the
United Kingdom.

In one of our peroidic auditing I discorved a dormant accounts with holding
balance of .15,000,000(Fifteen Million British Pounds)whaich has not been
operated for the past three years.From my investigations and
confirmations,the owner of this account,a foreigner by name Dr.George
Brumley died in July 19,2003 go through this site for more
clearifications:www.wfn.org/2003/07/msg00230.html ,and since then nobody
has done anything as regards the claiming of this money because he has no
family members who are aware of the existence of neither the account nor the
funds.

I have secretly discussed this matter with a top senior minister official of
the federal ministry of finance here and we have agreed to find a reliable
foreign partner to deal with us although due to
his possition he did not want to take active part but as soon as you follow
my instructions everything will be successfull because we will be woking
hand in hand with him.We thus propose to do business with you,standing in as
the next of kin of these funds from the deceased and after due legel
processes have been followed the fund will be released to your account
without deley and we will use it for investment and to assist the less
privelaged in the society because if we left the fund with the government it
will be fortified for nothing and will be used to suppress the poor masses
in the society.

This transaction is totally free of risk and troubles as the fund is
legitimate and does not originate from drug,money laundry, terrorism or any
other illegal act.On receipt of your response I will furnish
you with detailed clarification as it relates to this mutual benefit
transaction.I look forward to hearing from you as soon as possible if you
are interested.

Regards,
Anthony Ozor.

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