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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: "kofi ansah" <k_ansah4real@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 19:54:26 +0000
Subject: Reply Asap Ellen Sombroek!

FROM MR KOFI ANSAH
DEPUTY MANAGER,TREASURY OF
INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK GHANA..
PHONE:233-243439901


ATTN:

FIRST, I MUST SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION, THIS IS BY
VIRTURE IF ITS NATURE AS BEING UTTERLY CONFIDENCIAL AND TOP SECRET.

THOUGH, I KNOW THAT A TRANSACTION OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL MAKE
ANY ONE APREHENSIVE AND WORRIED, BUT I AM ASSURING YOU THAT ALL WILL BE WELL
AT THE END OF THE DAY.WE HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU DUE TO THE URGENCY OF
THIS TRANSACTION, LET ME START BY INTRODUCING MYSELF PROPERLY TO YOU.

I AM THE DEPUTY MANAGER,TREASURY DEPT. OF INTERNATIONAL COMMERCAIL BANK.
HEADQUARTERS CICRLE GHANA)IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT POLICIES
ON INDIGINALIZATION LAW ON COMPANY AND ALLIED MATTERS OF JAN 1977, I AM
WRITING YOU THIS LETTER TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND CO-OPERATION TO CARRY
OUT THIS TRANSACTION.

MY PARTNER AND I, AFTER DOING THE YEARLY AUDITING OF THE
BANK,DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF US$15.6 MILLION(FIFTHEEN MILLION SIX
HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS) IN AN ACCOUNT BELONGING TO ONE OF OUR FORIEGN
CUSTOMER WHO DIED ALONGSIDE HIS ENTIRE FAMILYIN NOVEMBER 2000 IN A PLANE
CRASH.SINCETHIS DEVELOPMENT, WE HAVE ADVERTISED FOR HIS NEXT OF KIN OR ANY
CLOSERELATION TO COME FORWARD TO CLAIM THIS MONEY, BUT NOBODY CAME TO
PRESENT CLAIMS.TO THIS EFFECT, I AND TWO OTHER OFFICIALS IN MY DEPARTMENT,
HAVE DECIDED TO LOOK FOR A TRUSTED FORIEGN PARTNER WHO CAN STAND IN AS THE
NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED AND CLAIM THIS MONEY. WE NEED A FORIEGN PARTNER
TO APPLY FOR THE CLAIM BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT THE DECEASED CLIENT WAS A
FORIEGNER AND WE DON'T WANT THIS MONEY TO GO INTO THE BANK'S TREASURY AS
UNCLAIMED FUND.THE MATTER IS STILL CONFIDENTIAL BECAUSE AS THE MANAGER
DIRECTLY CONCERNED, THE MATTER IS WITHIN MY TABLE.


HOWEVER, EVERY DOCUMENT TO EFFECT THE PROCESS WILL EMANATE FROM MY TABLE AND
I WILL PERFECT THE DOCUMENTATION TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BANKING
LAW/GUIDELINES,SO YOU HAVE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. WE HAVE AGREED THAT 40%
OF THE MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU, 10% FOR EXPENSES INCURRED ON BOTH SIDES, WHILE
50% WILL BE FOR MY COLLEAGUES AND I. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE
TRANSACTION PLEASE INDICATE BY REPLYING THIS MAIL AND PUTTING YOUR PRIVATE
TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS.I AWAIT YOUR IMMEDIATE REPLY TO ENABLE US START
THIS TRANSACTION IN EARNEST. ONCE I RECEIVE YOUR REPLY, I WILL SEND YOU THE
TEXT OF APPLICATION FOR IMMEDIATE APPLICATION OF CLAIM.

THANKS FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED ASSISTANCE.

YOURS FAITHFULLY
MR KOFI ANSAH

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