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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million british pounds" (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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • boyleagency24@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "peter obi" <peterobi74@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2006 00:34:39 +0100
Subject: NEXT OF KIN

>From The Desk of Mr.Boyle Gilis.
Manager British Arab Commercial Bank of London.
Branch London(united kingdom)


I am Mr.Boyle Gilis. Branch Manager British Arab Commercial Bank of London.,
I have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you. A British
Oil consultant and contractor with the
Kruger Gold Company,Mr. Raymond Beck made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit
for twelve
calendar months, valued at BP12,000,000.00 (Twelve Million British pounds)
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 contract employers, the
Kruger Gold Company that Mr. Raymond Beck died in a plane crash along with
his wife Mr. and Mrs .Raymond Beck died in a plan crash along with his wife
in Egypt Air Flight 990, 1999 air crash (for more information about this
crash and person you can contact this.

websitehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm

Since we got this information about his death and on further investigation,
I found out that he died
without making a WILL, and all attempts to trace his next of kin was
fruitless. I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr.
Raymond Beck did not declare any kin or relations in all his official
documents, including his Bank Deposit paperwork in my Bank. This sum of (BP
12,000,000.00 POUNDS) is still sitting in my Bank and the interest is being
rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year.

No one will ever come forward to claim it. According to Laws of United
Kingdom,at the expiration of 7 (seven) years, the money will revert to the
ownership of the (U.K) Government if nobody applies to claim the fund.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in
as the next of kin to Mr. Raymond Beck so that the fruits of this old man's
labour will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials.
This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately
your full names and address AND your contact number so that the attorney
will prepare the necessary documents and affidavits that will put you in
place as the next of kin.

We shall employ the services of an attorney for drafting and notarization of
the WILL and to obtain
the necessary documents and letter of probate/administration in your favor
for the transfer.
A bank account in any part of the world that you will provide will then
facilitate the transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary/next of
kin.The money will be paid into your account for us
to share in the ratio of 60% for me and 40% for you.

There is no risk at all 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. If you are
interested, please reply immediately via the private email address
above.Upon your response, I shall then provide you with more details and
relevant documents that will help you understand the transaction. Please
send me your confidential telephone and fax numbers for easy communication.
Please observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this
transaction would be most profitable for both of us because I shall require
your assistance to invest my share in your country.

Awaiting your urgent reply via my confidential email
address:boyleagency24@gmail.com
Regards.
Mr.Boyle Gilis.

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