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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 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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • drjoe_00@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Dr.Joe Hamlay <drjoe_00@hotmail.com>
Date: 25 Mar 2006 06:19:03 +0000
Subject: Attn:Hello Dear. ..

Content-Type: text/plain

Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit




FROM THE DESK OF: Dr. Joe Hamlay.

OUR REF: CBN/CSF/0012/FGN/04.

Comment: Union Bank NIGERIA PLC

Victoria-Island, Lagos-Nigeria.

TELE;;; 234-802 959 8568



ATTN: HONORABLE BENEFICIARY



I sincerely write to seek your co-operation and trust to enable my colleagues and I carry out an urgent business opportunity in my department.I work with the Union Bank NIGERIA PLC;currently I am the senior manager of bills and exchange at the foreign remittance department of my

bank. I was the account officer to one LATE Gerald Smith , The deal in details: A foreigner, LATE Gerald Smith was an oil merchant/contractor with the Federal Government of Nigeria and resides here in Nigeria not until his untimely death six year ago in ghastly plane crash.(LATE Gerald

Smith)who perished in the plane crash of OCTOBER 31, 1999 {with Egyptian airline 990} with other passengers aboard as you can confirm it your self at this,



you can vist the website at



wbpage:http://www.bromike.com/departed/egypt.html.



Since the management got the information of his death we have been expectingany of his relation or his next of kin to come up and claim his money.He hada deposit of(US$18,500,000.00) EIGHTEEM MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSANDUNITED STATES DOLLARS,here with the UNION BANK OF NIGERIA before his death on OCTOBER 31, 1999. I am his accountant officer at the Union Bank, and tillnow nobody has serviced this account or shown up for his money since afterhis death till date.Below is his account information:



Union Bank NIGERIA PLC

ACCOUNT NUMBER: 2342765709/784768

ROUTING NUMBER: 2342657765

CODE: NIB/LILLACWONG/99/0

DEPOSITOR'S NAME: LATE Gerald Smith

AMOUNT: (US$18,500,000.00) EIGHTEEM MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITEDSTATES DOLLARS



Unfortunately, From the day of his death till the time of this letter noneof his relation or friends has come up for the claims.The banking and financial law of Union Bank NIGERIA PLC stipulates that if such fundremained unclaimed after a period of (2)Two years, it will be transferred into the bank treasury as unclaimed bill. On this discovery sir, I and two other senior staffs now decided to do business with you and release themoney to you as the next of kin to LATE Gerald Smith for safety and subsequent disbursement.I will soon proceed for my retirement leave, and I personally do not want this fund to be transferred into the bank treasury as unclaimed bill.



That is why I wanted the fund to be move out of the bank before I proceed on my retirement from the banking services.The need for a foreigner as next of kin in this project is occasioned by the fact that the customer LATE Gerald Smith was a foreigner and a Nigerian cannot stand as hisnext of kin or heir.We have agreed that 30% of the Fund would be for you as foreign partner; there after my colleague and I will visit your country for disbursement according to percentages indicated.



As soon as i got you reply iwill send to your the certificate of deposit. To enable the immediate transfer of the fund into your nominated account,you will first apply to thebank as the next of kin of the deceased, indicating your bank account number and location where in the money will be remitted.Upon receipt of your acknowledgement indicating your interest, I will send to you the text of the application that you will send to the Union Bank NIGERIA PLC authority for an approval to submit

your claims.

Send your reply through my direct and Private email address:drjoe_00@hotmail.com



Indicate the following:



1. Your Full Names,

2. Address Direct Fax and telephone numbers for effective communication that this transaction needs.

3. Your Banking details, include your Bank Names, Address, Bank account Number /swift code and bank routine number.

4) Your Full Profession, Age And Marital Status



Looking forward to urgently hearing from you.



Yours Faithfully,

Dr.Joe Hamlay.

SENIOR MANAGER OF BILLS AND EXCHANGE ,

Union Bank NIGERIA PLC

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