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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "deadline" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "barr." (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: "Peter Crown" <petercrown1940@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrpeteroffice@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 13:50:59 +0000
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL

Peter and Associates,
Solicitors & Advocates.
Plot 234,Suite 23,
Da-Silva Crescent,
Victoria Island,
Lagos - Nigeria.


Dear Sir/Madam,

My name is Barrister Peter Crown a legal practitioner and the personal
attorney to one of the passengers of the Belleview Boeing 737 plane crash
in which 117 persons died on 22nd of October 2005,my client died along side
with his entire family.After the death of my client his bank contacted me,as
his Attorney to provide his next-of-kin who should inherit his funds.The
board of directors of his bank adopted a resolution and I was mandated to
provide his next-of-kin for the payment of this money or forfeit the money
to the federal government treasury account as an abandoned property.

After making several unsuccessful attempts to locate his relatives,I decided
to trace his relatives through the Internet in order to locate any member of
his family yet nothing came out of it.The bank had planned to invoke the
abandoned property decree of 1996 to confisticate the funds after the
expiration of the period given to me.My late client was a successful
businessman,an oil magnet here in Nigeria and he left behind a deposit of
(us$5.5m) in his domiciliary bank account in a commercial bank here in
Lagos.
I have reasoned very professionally and I feel it will be legally proper to
present you as the next-of-kin of my deceased client,so that
you can be paid the funds left in his bank account.

PLEASE SEE THE WEBSITE BELOW FOR CONFIRMATION:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4370572.stm
http://nm.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=5826&z=17

The procedure for approval is simple.Once you indicate your interest,an
affidavit of claim will be made and a letter of administration will be
obtained from the probate Registry which will authorize the release of the
funds to you.An application letter will also be sent to the bank informing
them of our intention to claim the funds this documents and some others will
be notarized and forwarded to the legal department of the Bank for vetting
and approval. As you can see everything will follow a normal legal
process,thereby assuring you that you are not exposing yourself to any legal
problem.I will back up all necessary documents that will be required at the
court.You dont have to worry about any risk.All I require is your honest
co-operation to enable us see this deal through.I guarantee that this will
be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any
breach of the law.All that is required from you is as follows:

1.Your Full name and contact address,as you want them to appear in the
document here.
2. Private telephone number
3.Private fax number
4. Your Age/Occupation.

As you can see time is of great essence as the bank has given me deadline.We
shall both share the funds this way;60% for me while 30% will go for your
contribution.10% should be for expenses cured during the process of
transfer.Contact me as soon as possible so that I will intimate you with
the details.But if you are not interested,indicate by sending an email so
that I can look for someone who will be interested.

I AWAIT YOUR IMMEDIATE REPLY TO ENABLE US START THIS TRANSACTION IN EARNEST.

Thanks and God bless.
Barr.Peter Crown

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