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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: "Micheal Utomy" <utomy13@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: utomy@yahoo.com.au
Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2007 05:28:07 -0600
Subject: DID YOU GET MY MAIL?

Dear Sir,
My names IS DR. MICHEAL UTOMY I am the personal assistance to MR JOHN
FRANK, who worked with PETRO BONDS Limited in Bonny Island, River State as
an Engineer and a Consultant in Deep-Sea Oil Exploration. On October 9, 2000
MR. JOHN FRANK made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit, for twelve calendar
months in one of the leading Financial Institutions here.
Upon Maturity, the bank sent a routine notification to his forwarding
address but got no reply. After a month, they sent a reminder and finally I
told them that On The 4th of May 2002, Niger-Delta Militia youth group
killed Mr.JOHN FRANK while servicing an Oil well installation in the Region.
In my findings and investigations, I discovered that he died without making
a WILL and all attempts to trace his next of kin proved futile. On further
inquisition, it was discovered that Late Mr.JOHN FRANK did not declare any
next of kinor relations in all his official documents, including his Bank
Deposit paperwork at the Bank. The total sum is US$20m. It is still in the
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.
In accordance with the Federal banking Laws and Constitution, the money will
revert to the ownership of the Government if nobody applies as the next of
Kin to claim the funds.
To this effect, I want to present you since you are a foreigner to stand as
the next of kin to claim this fund so that the proceeds of the account can
be paid to you, All document to effect this process will be procured
legitimately in accordance with the banking Rules and Regulations.
I have agreed that 35% of the money will be for you, 5%
for expenses incurred on the both side while 60% will be for my colleagues
and me.
All I require from you is your honest cooperationto
enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be
executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach
of the law.
If this interests you, please reply me directly by
email and indicate your full name, your address, Date of Birth, Your contact
Telephone and fax numbers respectively.

Best regards,
DR. MICHEAL UTOMY

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