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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:
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "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.
  • edet.ekpenyong@safe-mail.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "EDET E. EKPENYONG" <edet.ekpenyong@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: edet.ekpenyong@safe-mail.net
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 16:40:25 +0100
Subject: For your kind attention: Knutson "Confidential issue"

United Bank for Africa Plc
12B GRACE BILL ROAD ,EKET
AKWA IBOM STATE.

16th January, 2007.



Dear Knutson,



Happy New Year!


I am Mr. EKPENYONG EDET.E, Branch Manager, United Bank for Africa Plc.

I am very sorry to contact you through this informal approach. I was afraid
to call you first to discuss about this windfall business opportunity
through the telephone based on my position/security reason.Please do
consider my position and accept this proposal for mutual benefit.

Having obtained your personal contact inview of the fact that you have the
same name from the with my late friend through the internet,I became rest
assured that you deserve trust and that we can work together to achieve this
objective,coupled with my deep interest to invest in your country with this
wind fall business opportunity;hence I decided to contact and solicit for
your mutual cooperations at all cost.

Now listen,On November 6th 2002, my friend Engr.Claude Knutson,a consultant
/contractor with Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation,made a numbered
time (Fixed) Deposit,valued at US$11,500,000.00 (Eleven Million,Five Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars) only for twelve calender months in my Branch
before he traveled to Iraq for an official trip.

Upon Maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address here
in Uyo residence but got no reply. After a month again,I sent a reminder
hoping he was back from his trip and finally called his house telephone and
mobile numbers without success. On my investigation as a personal friend I
discovered from his contract employers that Engr.Claude had died from a bomb
blast accident on their way to the oil field in Iraq.

In view of the above and in accordance with the Central bank laws and
inheritance laws guiding every bank here,at the expiration of 5 (five)
years,the money will revert to the ownership of the Government if nobody
applies as the next of Kin to claim the funds.

Consequently, since Engr.Claude has nobody as next of kin or relation,I
shall like to present you as a relation/business partner to stand in as the
next of kin so that you and I can benefit from the fruits of this old man's
labour since he did not marry before his on timely death based on his life
philosphy.

Please Note: Because of my position and to avoid any misunderstanding,I
suggest that the deposited funds should be shared on a 50/50% arrangement
when the funds are transferred into any of your nominated bank account.

Also note, that I guarantee that this business will be executed under
legitimate arrangement based on my position to protect you from any breach
of the law as I will use my position as the Bank's Branch Manager to secure
legal documents that guarantee the successful execution of this business
transaction.

Please utmost confidentiality is required on this business because of my
postion.

Email me here: edet.ekpenyong@Safe-mail.net

Awaiting your urgent reply.

Thanks.

Best regards,

MR. EKPENYONG EDET.E
BRANCH MANAGER.EKET UBA.
AKWA IBOM STATE.

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