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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "usman jeff" <usmanny_jeff40@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 13:15:02 +0000
Subject: PLEASE I NEED YOU ASISSTANCE.

FROM THE DESK OF:MR.USMAN JEFF,
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK(A.D.B)
OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA-FASO,
WEST AFRICA.
TEL: +226 76 453734.
Dear Friend,
(PRIVATE/CONFIDENTIAL).

I am USMAN JEFF.the Director in charge of Auditing section African
Development Bank(A.D.B)Ouagadougou Burkina-Faso in West Africa. Forgive my
indignation if this message comes to you as a surprise. AS IT MAY INTEREST
YOU TO KNOW, I GOT YOUR IMPRESSIVE INFORMATION THROUGH THE INTERNET SEARCH
HERE IN OUAGADOUGOUBURKINA-FASO. I FASTED AND PRAYED FORTHREE DAYS BEFORE I
CONTACT YOU TO BE MY PARTNER.

Ihave decided to contact you on a project that will be very beneficial to
both ofus.During our auditing in this Bank,I came across some amount of
money belonging to a deceased foreigner Mr.Sheu Yuan-dong who died with his
wife and their only daughter on February 16,1998 in a plane crash.The fund
has been dormant in his account with this Bank without any claim of the fund
n our custody from his relation before my discovery to this development. He
was the Governor of Taiwan Central(Reserve)Bank.The said amount is U.S
$7,350, 000.00 dollars(seven Million, Three Hundred and Fifty Thousand US
Dollars). I want you to know that I never master minded the death of the
deceased fellow. Their death was occured Naturally.

Please View this
website:http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9802/16/taiwan.crash.update2/
FOR YOUR INFORMATION BEEN YOU NOT A TAIWANESE WILL NOT POSE ANY PROBLEM FOR
THE SUCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. All the whole
arrangement to put claim over this fund as the Bonafide next of kin to the
deceased has been put in place and directives will be relayed to you as soon
as you indicate your interest and willingness to assist me and also benefit
your self to this great busine opportunity.

In this country as a civil servant(A Banker),we are not allowed to operate a
foreign account. This is the actual reason why itwill require a second party
or fellow who will forward claims as the next of kin to the Bank and also
present a foreign account where he will need the money to be re-transferred
into on his request.

Our Banking law stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed after seven
years, the money will be transferred into the Bank treasury as unclaimed
fund.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 stand
as next of kin. I dont want this money to go into the Bank treasury as
unclaimed Bill. Be assured this transaction is 100% risk free.

On conclusion of this Project, you will be entitled to 40% of the total sum
as gratification,while 60% will be for me.Please you have been adviced to
keep "topsecret" as I am still in service and intend to retire from service
after I conclude this deal with you. I will fly down to your country for
subsequent sharing of the fund according to percentages previously indicated
andfurther investment will be discussed. On your acceptance to be my
partner, please email for a brief discussion before we proceed. Please keep
this proposal secret, even if you dont want to assist me. I look forward to
receive your urgent reply.

URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED

Yours faithfully,

Mr.USMAN JEFF

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