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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: Elozie Uwa <elozieuwa_3@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <elozie_uwa@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2007 15:07:50 +0000
Subject: Dear Groot



INTERNATIONAL TRUST BANK,THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN OPERATION.
Dear Groot,
I AM Elozie Uwa of the Department of Foreign Operations, International Trust Bank.I was a personal account manager at one time to one late Engineer Walter Groot, a native of your country, who till his death was a contractor with Impresario Nigeria Limited and Nigerian Ports authority. I decided to contact you through this medium based on a business proposal, which will be of mutual benefit to both of us. A random search has been made based on your locality from the Internet which produced your name and address and that of two others in your country.
On the 21st of April 2002,an Engineer, his wife and their three children were involved in a car accident along Ibadan express road and all occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. At the time of his death, he had a deposit of $16.5 Million, which was, proceed of a contract work he just concluded with the Nigerian Ports authority.The payment was made with a Union Bank cheque, which I personally cleared.Unfortunately, no body has come forward to claim this money. It is based on this that some officials in my department and I have decided to establish a cordial business relationship with you, hence my contacting you.
I humbly request your attention to this matter so that I can present you as his next of kin and beneficiary to his chattels. It is not a very difficult thing to do and it will not take time. All I will need is to change the name and particulars of his next of kin to yours in our computer database and we will file in an application for the release of the fund.If you indicate interest in this affair, I shall give an attorney who is working with the bank concerning the preparation of the documents your contact, which we shall Send to you and your name shall be incorporated as a Beneficiary of this fund.Regarding to the sharing ratio, that will be discussed as soon as I hear from you with your full readiness to enter into this bargain with.
However, I believe that will not course any problem hence the vehement issue is readiness to conclude this transaction with me. Please contact me as quickly as possible with the following information: your full name, age,occupation, telephone numbers and mailing address,We will talk about the sharing ratio as soon as you get in touch with me. elozie_uwa@yahoo.comKIND REGARD, ELOZIE UWA (MR)
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