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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million united states dollars" (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)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "samuel mantu" <sam11@gainesville.com>
Reply-To: sammantu1111@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 18:06:05 -0400
Subject: Letter From Mr. Samuel Mantu !!!




>From the Desk of:
Mr. Samuel Mantu
Lagos Nigeria.

With great pleasure I Mr. Samuel Mantu, Credit control  Manager of
a  Bank (name upheld)is writing you in respect of a foreign customer
an Oil  consultant/contractor with the Nigerian National Petroleum 
Corporation,Engr.Lee Seunghyo made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for
twelve  calendar months valued at US$25,000,000.00 (Twenty-five
Million Dollars) in  my branch.

Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding
address  but got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and
finally we  discovered from his contract employers, the Nigerian
National Petroleum  Corporation that Engr.Lee Seunghyo died in Korean
Air Flight 801, which  crashed in Guam on August 1997 with other
passengers onboard. I   therefore made further investigation and
discovered that Engr. Lee Seunghyo   died without making a WILL, and
all attempts to trace his next of kin was ruitless.Also, he did not
declare any next of kin or relations in all  his official
documents,including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my  Bank.This sum
of US$25,000,000.00 is still sitting in my Bank and the interest is
being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each   year.

Since the demise of this our customer, I have personally watched the 
account with keen interest to see the next of kin but all has proved 
abortive as no one has come to claim his FIXED DEPOSIT fund of 
USD.$25million, [Twenty five million United States Dollars] which has
been with   my branch for a very long time. Since his death, none of
his   next-of-kin or relations has come forward to lay claims for
this money asthe   heir.

A member of our government trade delegation to your country gave
your  impeccable profile to me. Hence I have decided to seek your
co-operation  in this business deal due to the sensitivity of this 
transaction. It  may interest you toknow that I am only contacting
you as a  foreigner  because this money cannot be approved to a
local Bank account  here, but  can only be approved to a foreigner
with an account since the  money is  in US Dollars. I have decided
as a matter of urgency upon this   discovery now seek your
permission to have you stand as next of kin to  the   deceased
Engr. Lee Seunghyo as No one has ever come forward to claim  this
fund.

In accordance to Nigerian Law, fund deposited for a long period of
time  without claim will be reverted to the Nigerian Government
treasury if  nobody applies to claim this fund after a long period of
time. I want  you to co-operate with me so that the fruits of this
man's labour will  not get into the hands of some unsrupulous corrupt
government officials  if NOT CLAIMED now. I have secured from the
probate an Order of Madamus  to locate any of deceased beneficiaries.
Hence I am contacting you with  this proposal.

This issimple, I will like you to provide immediately your full
names  and address,Date of Birth, Occupation,Tel & Fax Numbers so
that the  Attorney will prepare the necessary documents and
affidavits which will  put you in place as the next of kin. We shall
employ the services of two  Attorneys for drafting and notorization
of the WILL and to obtain  the  necessary documents and letter of
probate/administration in your favour  for the transfer.

The Bank cannot release the fund from his account unlesssomeone
applies  for claim as the next-of-kin to the deceased as indicated in
our  banking guidelines. I have almost resolved to finalize this
transaction with  some money to secure documents in your name as the
bonafide   beneficiary of this fund $25m which guarantees our safety
and successful   transfer. With the above suggestion, It is
reliable,safe and quick for   transfer process.

At the successful conclusion of this business, your goodself shallbe 
entitled to have 40% that is, USD$10m of the total money while I
will  have 55% that is USD$13.750m and 5% that is SD$1.250m for
communications  and other expenses. I am ready to invest a
reasonable  percentage of  mine into any viable business you suggest
as a joint  partner.

Your response is highly imperative as this is a TWO-man business
deal  transaction as I shall then provide you with more details and
relevant  documents that will help you understand the transaction. I
need your  assistance and co-operation to this reality as I have done
my Home-work  and fine tune the best way to create you as all the
paperwork for this  transaction will be done by the Attorney and my
position as the Branch  Manager guarantees the successful execution
of this transaction with you  as the beneficiary to this fund. Your
percentage will also be a  source  of upliftment.You have absolutely
nothing to LOSE in assisting me instead, you have so much to GAIN. Be
restassured that this  transaction would be most profitable for both
of us.

I will appreciate your early reply for commencement of
business.Contact   me for acknowledgement by E-mail and whereby you
are not interested,  please indicate in your reply so that I can seek
for the assistance of  someone else.

Thanks for your expected co-operation and treat ASAP as your utmost 
Trust,Honesty and Confidentiality will be highly appreciated in this 
business deal transaction.


Thanks with great regards.

Mr.Samuel Mantu.



>From the Desk of:
Mr. Samuel Mantu
Lagos Nigeria.

With great pleasure I Mr. Samuel Mantu, Credit control  Manager of
a  Bank (name upheld)is writing you in respect of a foreign customer
an Oil  consultant/contractor with the Nigerian National Petroleum 
Corporation,Engr.Lee Seunghyo made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for
twelve  calendar months valued atUS$25,000,000.00 (Twenty-five
Million Dollars) in  my branch.

Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding
address  but got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and
finally we  discovered from his contract employers, the Nigerian
National Petroleum  Corporation that Engr.Lee Seunghyo died in Korean
Air Flight 801, which  crashed in Guam on August 1997 with other
passengers onboard. I 
therefore made further investigation and discovered that Engr. Lee
Seunghyo   died without making a WILL, and all attempts to trace his
next of kin was  ruitless.Also, he did not declare any next of kin or
relations in all  his official documents,including his Bank Deposit
paperwork in my  Bank.This sum of US$25,000,000.00 is still sitting
in my Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal
sum at the end of each   year.

Since the demise of this our customer, I have personally watched the 
account with keen interest tosee the next of kin but all has proved 
abortive as no one has come to claim his FIXED DEPOSIT fund of 
USD.$25million, [Twenty five million United States Dollars] which has
been with   my branch for a very long time. Since his death, none of
his   next-of-kin or relations has come forward to lay claims for
this money asthe   heir.

A member of our government trade delegation to your country gave
your  impeccable profile to me. Hence I have decided to seek your
co-operation  in this business deal due to the sensitivity of this 
transaction. It  may interest you to know that I am only contacting
you as a  foreigner  because this money cannot be approved to a
local Bank account  here, but
can only be approved to a foreigner with an account since the  money
is  in US Dollars. I have decided as a matter of urgency upon
this   discovery now seek your permission to have you stand as next
of kin to  the   deceased Engr. Lee Seunghyo as No one has evercome
forward to claim  this fund.

In accordance to Nigerian Law, fund deposited for a long period of
time  without claim will be reverted to the Nigerian Government
treasury if  nobody applies to claim this fund after a long period of
time. I want  you to co-operate with me so that the fruits of this
man's labour will  not get into the hands of some unsrupulous corrupt
government officials
if NOT CLAIMED now. I have secured from the probate an Order of
Madamus  to locate any of deceased beneficiaries. Hence I am
contacting you with  this proposal.

This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately your full
names  and address,Date of Birth, Occupation,Tel & Fax Numbers so
that the  Attorney will prepare the necessary documents and
affidavits which will  put you in place as the next of kin. We shall
employ the services of two  Attorneys for drafting and notorization
of the WILL and to obtain  the
necessary documents and letter ofprobate/administration in your
favour  for the transfer.

The Bank cannot release the fund from his account unlesssomeone
applies  for claim as the next-of-kin to the deceased as indicated in
our  banking guidelines. I have almost resolved to finalize this
transaction with  some money to secure documents in your name as the
bonafide   beneficiary of this fund $25m which guarantees our safety
and successful 
transfer. With the above suggestion, It is reliable,safe and quick
for   transfer process.

At the successful conclusion of this business, your goodself shall
be  entitled to have 40% that is, USD$10m of the total money while I
will  have 55% that is USD$13.750m and 5% that is USD$1.250m for
communications  and other expenses. I am ready to invest a
reasonable  percentage of  mine into any viable business you suggest
as a joint  partner.

Your response is highly imperative as this is a TWO-man business
deal  transaction as Ishall then provide you with more details and
relevant  documents that will help you understand the transaction. I
need your  assistance and co-operation to this reality as I have done
my Home-work  and fine tune the best way to create you as all the
paperwork for this
transaction will be done by the Attorney and my position as the
Branch  Manager guarantees the successful execution of this
transaction with you  as the beneficiary to this fund. Your
percentage will also be a  source  of upliftment.You have absolutely
nothing to LOSE in assisting me instead, you have so much to GAIN. Be
rest assured that this
transaction would be most profitable for both of us.

I will appreciate your early reply for commencement of
business.Contact   me for acknowledgement by E-mail and whereby you
are not interested,  please indicate in your reply so that I can seek
for the assistance of  someone else.

Thanks for your expected co-operation and treat ASAP asyour utmost 
Trust,Honesty and Confidentiality will be highly appreciated in this 
business deal transaction.


Thanks with great regards.


Mr.Samuel Mantu.

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