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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: "MARK BOLAND" <markboland02@web2mail.com>
Reply-To: markboland02@faithmail.com
Date: Sat, 6 May 2006 07:56:57 -0700
Subject:

ABN AMRO BANK
101 Moorgate
London, EC2M 6SB
U.K.

Dear Friend,

I am Mr. Mark Boland the Bank Manager of ABN AMRO BANK 101

Moorgate, London, EC2M 6SB.

I have an urgent and very confidential business proposition

for you. On July 20, 2001; Mr. Zemenu Gente, a National of

France, who used to be a private contractor with the Shell

Petroleum Development Company in Saudi Arabia. Mr. Zemenu

Gente Made a Numbered time (Fixed deposit) for 36 calendar

months, valued at GBP£30, 000,000.00 (Thirty Million Pounds

only) in my Branch.


Upon maturity in 2004, 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, Shell Petroleum Development Company in Saudi

Arabia that Mr. Zemenu Gente And his wife wit! h their three

children were involved in an auto crash, all occupants of

the vehicle France.

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. Zemenu Gente did not declare any next of

kin or Relations in all his official documents, including

his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. The sum of

GBP£30,000,000.00 have been floating as unclaimed since 2001

in my bank as all efforts to get his relatives have hit the

stones. According to the British law at the expiration of 5

(FIVE) years, the money will revert to the ownership of the

British Government if nobody applies to claim the fund and

the FIVE years is the end of JUNE 2006.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for

over 2 years now, I seek your consent to present you as the

next of kin / Will Beneficiary to the deceased so th! at the

proceeds of this account valued at GBP£30,000,000! .00 can

be transferred/paid to you.This will be disbursed or shared

in these percentages, 60% to me and 40% to 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, Confidentiality and A trust to enable us sees

this transaction through. I guarantee you 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

urgently by E-mail(markboland01@faithmail.com) and Provide

me with the following;



1. Full Name
2. Your Telephone Number and Fax Number
3. Your Contact Address.

Your urgent response will be highly anticipated and

appreciated.

Best regards,

Mr. Mark Boland

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