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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.
• 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.
  • benjaminfor2005@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "BENJAMIN OLISE" <benjaminolise4real@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: benjaminfor2006@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 14 May 2006 17:20:55 +0100
Subject: GREETING TO YOU


THE DESK OF: DR.BENJAMIN OLISE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,
CLAIMS AND INDEMNITY,
FIDELITY TRUST INSURANCE COMPANY.
EMAIL: benjaminfor2005@yahoo.com <http://mail.yahoo.com/config/login?/ym/Compose?To=benjaminfor2005@yahoo.com>
Good Day,

I am Dr. BENJAMIN OLISE Director in charge of claims and indemnity of FIDELITY TRUST INSURANCE COMPANY and I write with great pleasure onbehalf of the Late MR. ROBERT FINKELSTEIN an American who unfortunately lost his life in the plane crash in Nigeria Sunday, 23 October 2005, 21:30 GMT 22:30 UK , including his wife (Thelma) and their only daughter (Sheryl) when they were heading to Abija for a vacation .

Here is the web site for your reference and records,
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4368516.stm>

Since we got the information about his death, we have been expecting his next of kin or relatves to come over and claim his Inheritance worth about E19.3M ( Nineteen Milliom, Three Hundred Thousand British Pounds Sterlin) which he deposit with us before his death, because we cannot release it unless somebody applies for it as the next of kin or relation as stipulated in our guidelines.

Since the day we got the information about his death, we have made several enquiries to his embassy to locate any of his extended families or relatives since we were left with all the necessary documentations that will stand as an evidence of claim to his Inheritance, but all effort has proved abortive so far as we learnt that his supposed next of kin being his only daughter (Sheryl) died along with him in the plane crash in Nigeria Sunday, 23 October 2005, 21:30 GMT 22:30 UK , when they were heading to Abija for a vacation . leaving nobody with the knowledge of his Inheritance.

It is therefore upon this discovery that I as the Executive Director in charge of claims and indemnity and two other officials in this department now decided to seek for your consent if only it will be your wish for us to present you as the distant cousin to the decease person, So that the proceeds of his account valued at about E19.3M ( Nineteen Milliom, Three Hundred Thousand British Pounds Sterlin) can be routed into your bank account as designated there in your country, since nobody is coming for it and we dont want this money to go back into Government treasury as unclaimed Bill. Hence, The INSURANCE law and guidelines here stipulates that such money after five months will be transferred into Government treasury as unclaimed funds.

After the Inheritance has been transfered into your Bank account, I and my colleagues will have to come over to your country and have our own share of the money or a bank-to-bank transaction shall be used to remit our own share of the money into a designated Bank Account here in my country.
I guarantee you that this Business will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law and be further informed that everyones interest and security had been considered before you were contacted, so be rest assured and feel free to go into this transaction with us.
As per the mode of sharing, We have agreed that 20% of this Inheritance will be for you as the foreign partner, 70% will be for me and my colleagues while the remaining 10% will be mapped out for all the expences that will be incured throughout the duration of this transaction. Hence, all we require from you is your Honest co-operation and faithfulness to enable us work as one family.

Please In the event of your inability to handle this transaction , kindly inform us ASAP so that we can look for another Reliable and trustworthy person who can assist in this Respect.
Awaiting your urgent and favourable response.

Regards,

DR.BENJAMIN OLISE.

(Executive Director in charge of claims and indemnity,FIDELITY TRUST INSURANCE COMPANY

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