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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: "jonathansmallchambers" <jonathansmallchambers@bol.com.br>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 11:39:06 -0300
Subject: Reply Urgently


Falcon Chambers UK
Falcon Court London EC4Y 1AA
Contact Person: Jonathan Small
Tel/Fax:447031820344
Good day, My name is Jonathan Small ; I am a solicitor with the Falcon Chambers UK, the personal attorney to VICTIMNAME Gothik the President Transfield Worley Company who died with his family on the 25th July, 2000, aboard AF4590, which crashed into the Hotelissimo. Unfortunately they all lost their lives in the event as there was no survivor. For your confirmations, you can visit the website below for more information on the crash; http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm
I have made several enquiries to locate any of my clients extended relatives, which has also proved unsuccessful. As a matter of fact, he is having a fixed time deposit of £20.6million with a finance house here in the United Kingdomand; and also stocks worth 36 million euros (with interest) being managed by his broker. Hence I contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind before they died or they might declared unserviceable by the Finance house where he made the deposit.
The Finance house issued me a notice to provide the next of kin to the deceased or have the account confiscated within a short period of time. Owing to my unsuccessful search for the relatives getting to 6 years now, I seek your consent to stand in as the next of kin to the deceased since you bore the same last name as his and we all stands the right to protect his legacy as such the proceeds of the deposit and stocks can be paid to you for both of us to share the funds. I have some legal documents that can be used to backup the claim, while the rest could be processed through the court.
All I require is your honest cooperation and trust. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement.More about me can be found directly on the chambers website; http://www.falcon-chambers.co.uk/members/member.cfm?id=170
Thanks for your kind co-operation.
Cheers,
Jonathan Small.

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