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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)
• 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.
  • ibrahim_hami11@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "IBRAHIM HAMI" <ibrahim_hami1@latinmail.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2008 13:43:45 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Very urgent message from ibrahim hami.


FROM THE DESK OF MR IBRAHIM HAMI
BILL AND EXCHANGE MANAGER,=20
BANQUE COMMERCIAL DU BURKINA-FASO=20
OUAGADOUGOU , BURKINA FASO .=20

CONTACT US THROUGH OUR alternative email .: (ibrahim_hami11@yahoo.com)

I AM THE MANAGER OF BILL AND EXCHANGE AT THE FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTM=
ENT OF BANGUE COMMERCIAL DU BURKINA (B C B) HERE IN OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA=
FASO,=20

WE ARE WRITING TO SEEK YOUR INTEREST OVER A BUSINESS , IN MY DEPARTMENT=
WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF $12M US DOLLARS.

IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMER WHO DIED ALON=
GSIDE WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY ON A PLANE CRASH IN PARIS ON MONDAY 31 JUL=
Y 2000. PLEASE VISIT THIS SITE THAT IS ONE OF THE EVIDENCE THE DIRECTOR=
S BROUGHT IN OTHER TO SWALLOW THE MONEY AT THE END OF THE DAY.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

SINCE WE GOT INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH, WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS NE=
XT OF KIN TO COME OVER AND CLAIM HIS MONEY BECAUSE WE CANNOT RELEASE IT=
UNLESS HIS NEXT OF KIN OR RELATIVE APPLIES FOR IT AS NEXT OF KIN OR RE=
LATION TO THE DECEASED AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES YET NOBOD=
Y HAS COME FOR THE CLAIM UNTILL NOW.

IT IS THEREFORE UPON THIS DISCOVERY THAT I AND MY COLLEAGUES DECIDED TO=
EXCAPE WITH THE FUND,AND AS SUCH WE VIAL TO MAKE THIS BUSINESS PROPOSA=
L TO YOU SO THAT MY BANK WILL RELEASE THE FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AS THE=
NEXT OF KIN TO OUR DECEASED CUSTOMER FOR SAFETY AND SUBSEQUENT DISBURS=
EMENT SINCE NOBODY IS COMING FOR CLAIMS AND WE DON'T WANT THIS MONEY TO=
GO INTO THE BANK TREASURY.

INFACT WE KNOW THE FUND WILL NOT EVEN GO INTO THE BANK TREASURY,BUT OUR=
TOP BANK OFFICIALS(DIRECTORS)WILL ONLY SHARE IT AMONG THEMSELVES INTO =
THEIR ACCOUNTS. THE BANKING LAW AND GUIDELINE HERE IN BURKINA FASO STIP=
ULATES THAT IF ANY CUSTOMER ACCOUNT OR PROPERTY REMAINS UNSERVICEABLE O=
R DORMANT,AND UNCLAIMED AFTER 9 YEARS, THE ACCOUNT WILL BE CONFISCATED =
AND TRANSFERED INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED BILL.

THE REQUEST OF FOREIGNER AS NEXT OF KIN IN THIS BUSINESS IS OCCASIONED =
BY THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FOREIGNER AND A BURKINABE CANNOT ST=
AND AS NEXT OF KIN TO A FOREIGNER. WE AGREE THAT 30% OF THIS MONEY WILL=
BE FOR YOU AS FOREIGN PARTNER,INRESPECT TO THE PROVISION OF A FOREIGN =
ACCOUNT,AND YOUR IMENSE CONTRIBUTION TO CHAMPION THE COURSE OF TRANSFER=
ING THE FUND TO YOUR ACCOUNT. AND 70 % WOULD BE FOR US.=20

THERE AFTER WE WILL VISIT YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT ACCORDING TO TH=
E PERCENTAGES INDICATED.

THEREFORE TO ENABLE OUR BANK TRANSFER THE FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT,WE WIL=
L SEND TO YOU THE TEXT OF APPLICATION WHICH YOU WILL SEND TO WE BANK AS=
NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED CUSTOMER AND THAT WILL BE WHEN YOU INDICAT=
E YOUR INTEREST IN THE BUSINESS, YOU MUST APPLY FIRST TO THE BANK AS RE=
LATIONS OR NEXT OF KIN OF OUR BANK DECEASED INDICATING YOUR BANK NAME, =
YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER, YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR EAS=
Y AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND LOCATION WHERE IN THE MONEY WILL BE R=
EMITTED .

UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY, WE WILL SEND TO YOU BY FAX OR EMAIL THE TEX=
T OF THE APPLICATION. WE WILL NOT FAIL TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT THI=
S TRANSACTION IS RISK-FREE AND THAT YOU SHOULD NOT ENTERTAIN ANY ATOM O=
F FEAR AS ALL REQUIRED INFORMATIONS WILL BE PERFECTLY MADE FOR YOU TO C=
HAMPION THE COURSE OF THE TRANSACTION WITH OUR BANK WITHOUT ANY HITCH O=
R RISK .

YOU SHOULD CONTACT US IMMEDIATELY AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS LETTER.

TRUSTING TO HEAR FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY.=20

YOUR=92S SINCERELY,
MR IBRAHIM HAMI.
CALL IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVED MY MESSAGE/ 22676585280


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