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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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Fraud email example:

From: akinmusa001@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2005 03:08:16 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?CLAIM=20AS=20NEXT=20OF=20KIN?=


GOOD DAY.

Your attention is needed.
I have to inform you about this.

I am Mr.AKIN MUSA, Client Service Manager of International Trust Bank {ITB}.
Am contacting based on foreigner of my Late Client who is a citizen of your
country and was an oil merchant and contractor with the Federal Government
of Nigeria until his death onboard the ill fated Kenyan Airways bus {A310300}
was our customer at the INTERNATIONAL TRUST BANK and had a balance of US$
9 Million which the bank now expects his next of kin to claim as the beneficiary.

So far, i am very happy that i came in contact with you since you have the
same name.

And i want you to know i will get my own share for consulting
you about this matters. More because he left his next of kin column in his
account opening forms blank.

Due to this development our management and the board of directors are making
arrangements for the funds to be declared
unclaimed and subsequently paid into the federal government purse.

Usually, funds of this nature end up in the greedy pockets of some politicians
due to our corrupt society.

To avert this negative development my colleagues and I have decided to look
for a reputable person to act as the next of kin to late Doctor, so that
the funds could be processed and released into his account, which is where
you come in.

We shall make arrangement with a qualified and reliable attorney
that will represent you in liaising with my bank for inconveniency of you
coming to my country.

All legal documents to aid your claim for this fund and to prove your relationship
with the deceased.

Thank you very much for your time.
I wait anxiously for your response.

Yours faithfully,
AKIN MUSA





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