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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "Albert Ayodele" <albert_ayo2006@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: albert_ayo@bluebottle.com
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 19:10:35 +0100
Subject: Urgent Reply

KOLOMA CHAMBERS
{Solicitor & Advocate}
124 Nnamdi Azikiwe Street,
Balogun Lagos Nigeria.

Dear Sir,

I am Barrister Albert Ayodele (Esq) personal attorney to Engr.Mark
Q.Ganesan,a national of your country, who worked with Zenon Oil Company here
in Nigeria here in after,shall be referred to as my client.My client with
his entire family (The wife and Children) were among the victims of an
explosion
in Lagos, Nigeria,that happened on January 27,2002 which, claimed many lives
and property. See the 2 website of the bomb explosion below: -
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2718295.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2698081.stm

I have made several inquiries to your embassy after his internment to locate
any of his extended relatives, but all this has proved unsuccessful.

Consequently, I decided to track you over the Internet, to assiste me toget
this money out from the company My purpose of contacting you is to assist in
repatriating the deposited fund of US$13, Million USD that was lodged in by
my late client in a Finance Company when he was alive.
The repatriation is as a result of a fourteen days notice (ultimatum) that
has been issued to me by the Finance company requesting me to present to
them a next of kin to my late client so that the fund would be repatriated
to him/her.

Failure to do that after the expiration of the ultimatum will result in the
confiscation and freezing of the account by the finance company.

For the fact that I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for
over 2 years plus now, I now seek your consent to present you as the next
kin to the deceased since you have the same last name with my client, so
that the fund would be transferred to you. Therefore, on receipt of your
positive response,I shall officially present you to the finance company as
the next of kin to the inheritance so that they will commence the processing
of your fund transfer.

I need your assistance and co-operation to get this deal done.
Because as a foreigner,you stand a better position to be presented through
documentation as the next of kin/Partner since the deceased is also a
foreigner,this is the reason why I could not do this deal alone as a
Nigerian and a Blackman as well.

I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free. On
smooth conclusion of this transaction,you will be entitled to 35% of the
total sum as gratification,while 5% will be set side to take care of
expenses that may arise during the time of transfer and also telephone
bills, while 60% will be for me.and Please you have been advised to keep
this"Top Secret"as we are still in service and intend to retire from service
after we conclude this deal with you,Moreover,I would want you to feed me
with the following details:
Your Full name:
Age:
Sex:
Phone Number and Fax if any:
Occupation:
Furthermore, what I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us
see this transactions through.

I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law.
Please reply me as soon as possible for us to start this transaction in
earnest.

Yours faithfully,
Barrister Albert Ayodele

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