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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • drsamotun2005@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Sam Otun <drsamotun2005@yahoo.it>
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 00:09:07 -0500
Subject: hello

The Branch Manager,

FSB International
bank, Plc.

Idumota branch,

Idumota,Lagos.

Please respond to my private email :drsamotun2005@yahoo.it

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
embarrassent.


I am Dr Sam Otun, Branch Manager, FSB International Bank Plc. I
managed toget your contact details through the Internet myself. Time is
of utmost importance and I am desperately looking for a person to
assist me in this confidential businss.

A British oil consultant/contractor with the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation, Mr. Boris Kauscher made a numbered time (Fixed)
Deposit on January 6, 2003,valued at US$25,000,000.00 (Twenty- five
Million Dollars),for twelve (12)calenda 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,the,Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation that Mr Boris
Kauscher died in an automobile accident. On further investigation, I
found
out that he died
without making a WILL and all attempts to trace his next of kin was
fruitless.

I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr.Boris
Kascher Best did not declare any 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
provied immediately your full names and address so that the attorney
will
prepare the necessary documents and 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 to obtain the necessary documents and
letter of probate/administration in your favour 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 guarantes

the successful execution of this transaction. If you are interested,
please reply immediately via the private email address
below;drsamotun2005@yahoo.it

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 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.

Awaiting your urgent reply via my email address.

Thanks and regards,

Dr .Sam Otun.

NB: Please respond to my private email: drsamotun2005@yahoo.it







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