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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: "Dr LORD HARRIS" <dr_lord1942@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: dr_lord_harris75@myway.com
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2006 16:06:29 +0100
Subject: Foreign payment ,urgent need


Good Day,

I am Dr. H.N LORD chairman foreign payment department,I have urgent and
very confidential business proposition for you. On September 11, 2001
attacks called 9/11 an American mobil oil contractor with the Nigerian
and American National Petroleum Corporation,Mr GOERGE WALTER.He died in the
World Trade Center in New York City Pentagon ,In hijacks four
commercial passenger jet airliners in Pentagon. After our board meeting i
found out that Mr GOERGE WALTER,did not leave a WILL and all attempts to
trace his next of kin were fruitless.

I therefore made further investigation as chairman foreign payment
department and discovered that Mr GOERGE WALTER did not declare any next of
kin in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit
paperwork. This sum of US$9.8000,000.00 is still sitting in the Bank and the
interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each
year. No one come forward to claim it. According to the Goverment Law,
at the expiration of 5 years, the money will revert to the ownership of
the our Government if nobody applies to claim the funds.

i would required your to desist as a foreigner to stand in as the next
of kin to Mr GOERGE WALTER so that the fruits of this old man's labor
will not get into the hands of some corrupt officials. i would like you
to employ traspiracy and honesty in this regards because aiding and
abeting will only keep the payment pending into your account. the
facilitate of the transfer of this money to your account as the
beneficiary/next of kin. The money will be paid into your account for us to
share in
the ratio of 65% for me and 35% for you. The Requested Information is
to ensure that no mistake or error is made and it should be forwarded in
the manner stated below:

Your Full Name: ___________________________
Your Complete Address:______________________________
Name of City of Residence: ____________________
Date of Birth (Day/Month/Year):____________________
Direct Telephone Number:_____________________
mobile Number:_______________________________________
FaxNumber:____________________________________
TREAT AS UTMOST URGENCY,
Dr.Harris Lord
Chairman Foreign Payment Department

_________________________________________________________________
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