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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "huge deposit" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • rotimiadams001@fastermail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "rotimi adams" <adams3_4@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: rotimiadam002@uku.co.uk
Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2006 02:22:14 +0000
Subject: Goodday(Bruxvoort)

Rotimi Adams & Bar Associate
Attorney Avenue plot 6785 Abuja,Nigeria
Private Email: rotimiadams001@fastermail.com

Dear Bruxvoort,

It is with heartfelt hope that I write to seek your co-operation and
urgent assistance in the context stated below, I am Attorney Rotimi Adams. I
am the Personal Attorney to your late uncle(Dr Walter Bruxvoort). I got your
contact through the help of my sister-in-law that works with the American
Chambers of Commerce and Tourism, due I did not disclose to her my humble
intention for an honest foreigner like you, Having noted the confidence
reposed on your person by the sponsor of the recommendation.Your late uncle
retired on the 20th day of October 2005. After 3 (days), your late uncle
died in a (PLANE CRASH) on his way to Abuja, the Federal Capital of Nigeria
for a Conference meeting having with the Federal Government of Nigeria. You
can view the Web: Http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/10/23/nigeria.plane/

The pilot of Bellview Airlines Flight 210 pilot issued a distress call just
before the control tower lost sight of the plane, about three minutes after
takeoff, officials said. All (117) people aboard a passenger jet that
crashed shortly after take-off from Lagos are dead, including several
high-level US/Nigerian officials. Your late uncle deposited the total sum of
{$12.5 Million} in BANK, hoping of transferring the fund to his country as
soon as he comes back from the conference.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his First and
last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I
contacted you. I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the money and
property left behind by my client before they get confisicated or declared
serviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged. Particularly,
the Bank Where the deceased had an account valued at about $12.5 Million,
Has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account
confisicated within the next ten official working days.

Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives, i seek your
consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you have the
same name, so that the proceeds of this account valued at $12.5 Million can
be paid to you as the next of kin. All I require is your honest co-operation
to enable us see this dealt through. I guarantee that this will be executed
under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any reach of the
law. Please if your are willing to assist me, as a good christian, I will
invest my own share in your country. Please we have to join hand as blood
relative and get this fund out from Bank immediately, Before the Bank
officials will transfer the money to the Federal Government as (UNCLAIMED
FUND).

Meanwhile, 30% of the said fund should be paid to me, then 50% to you, while
20% can also be paid to you, Incase if the bank demands for any legal
documents, Such as (AFFIDAVIT OF CLAIM) from the Federal High Court Of
Justice in Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Kindly consent to this mail and send me your full informations

YOUR FULL NAME
YOUR CONTAC ADDRESS
YOUR TELEPHONE&FAX
YOUR OCCUPATION & AGE

To enable me tender an application to the Finance house as the new
beneficiary

Thanks and God bless you and your entire family.

Best Regards,

Attorney Rotimi Adams

PLEASE ALL REPLY TO MY PRIVATE MAIL BOX{rotimiadams001@fastermail.com}

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