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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: "HENKEL MARTINS" <henkelmartins6@mailbox.hu>
Reply-To: henkelmartins1@live.com
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:39:22 +0100
Subject: GREETING GOOD DAY HOW ARE YOU DOING???


GREETING GOOD DAY HOW ARE YOU DOING???

Henkel Martins & Associates
Abrogates José Ortega y Gusset
37- 1°- B 28006 Madrid Spain.


Complement of the day. I am a solicitor at law. I am the personal Counsel
to Mr. Mark , citizen of your country, who is chairman of multinational
company here in Spain. Before his death on the 11th of march 2004 my client,
his wife and their two children were killed by
bomb blast through terrorist attack in Madrid train station all the occupant
of the coach were killed. My client (Mark) deposited the sum of 11.7 million
Euro in prime bank here in Spain. For himself, with the hope of transferring
it to his country as soon as he is on leave.

Since his death I have made several inquiries to his embassy to locate any
of my clients extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful. After
these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his last name over
the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you. I
have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money left behind by my
client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank
where these hugedeposits were lodged.

Particularly the bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or
have the fund confiscated within the next fourteen official working days
since I have been unsuccessfully in locating his relatives. I seek your
consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you have the
same last names so that the proceeds of this fund valued at 11.7 million
euro will be claimed by you and then you and I can share the money. 55%
comes to me and 45% goes to you. All I require is your honest cooperation to
enable us see this
deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Please get in touch with me by my email to enable us discuss further.

Best regards.
Henkel Martins Esq.
( henkelmartins1@live.com )

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