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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: "tony eric" <tonyeric231@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2006 10:02:53 +0100
Subject: Compliment of the day,

Compliment of the day,

I know you are conversant with the Anti-Corruption Campaign implemented by
Chief Olusegun
Obasanjo,President Federal Republic of Nigeria,through the Economic
Financial Crime Commission
(EFCC) with full backup from the US government,the UK's and the
Switzerland's. These great
achievement has made it imposible for the Top Government Officials and
Notable Personalities in
Nigeria come out openly to defend their looted funds abroad for fear of been
confiscated by this
commission but alternatively usher in the kind services of foriegn
personalities like you or
diplomats to achieve and defend thier claims and huge investments abroad.

My name is Mr.Tony Eric,the PA to the Late Mrs.Stella Obasanjo,the First
Lady,Federal
Republic of Nigeria and the Chairperson Child Care Trust (CCT).who died on
23rd Oct 2005 in
Malaga Spain after undergoing surgery.While we were in Spain on a private
visit,the First Lady
finalize the $32M deposit she had with a trust firm in Malaga Spain and the
documents were to be
secretly handed over to one Mr.Frank Menze,a Switzerland base businessman
who has been taken
care of Mrs.Stella Obasanjo's private assets abroad but on heard of the
sudden death of the First
Lady on 23rd Oct 2005,Mr.Frank Menze disappeared with all assets that was
entrusted to him by
the First Lady and all effort to lacate him proved unsuccessful till date.

My proposal to you is to assist in repatriating this consignment before it
gets confiscated by the
trust firm since I can not locate Mr.Frank Menze.I want you to please visit
the firm in Spain and
effect claim as I will send to you all the original deposit documents handed
over to me in Spain if
you are ready to assist.I guarantee that this will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of law.

More details will be available to you when you confirm your
willingness.Please treat confidentialy
due to my sensitive possition in Goovernment.

Yours sincerely,

Mr.Tony Eric

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