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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:

• 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.
  • gabriel_fameh@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Gabriel Fameh" <g_fameh@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 11:41:31 +0000
Subject: NEXT OF KIN (Claim)of $29million 30% for you

NEXT OF KIN (Claim)of $29million 30% for you
DESK OF GABRIEL
NIGERIA
gabriel_fameh@myway.com


Irrespective of similar mails or news of this nature, I would like to let
you know that this my request is not a fraud or a scam, but real.

I am Mr Gabriel Fameh an accountant with First bank in my country Nigeria.I
got your esteem contact address from internet during my search for any
relation to my client(an American citizen) an Engineer with one of the oil
companies in my country.The reason for contacting you was due to the
similarity in your name.The newly appointed director of my bank has ordered
that we should compile the list of dormant account to enable the bank sieze
the money.

As a Christian I have decided that instead of loosing the whole money to the
bank, I will rather donate the money to any charitable organisation in your
country such as
homeless and motherless homes, for Pets up bringing and some other related
organisation.If you are interested to assist me,I will give you the contact
of my bank head office so that you will contact the bank with the deposite
certificate of the fund, which I will send to you as soon as
you responds.With the assistance of an insurance company to the Engineer,
the money was approved for claim.

All I need to do is to include your name as a relation to the
Engineer.(Next-of-kin)The amount involved is $29million dollars,I had
resolved to share the money as follows: 30%
for me. 30% for you and 30% for the charity organisation.10% for expencess ,
I will therefore send you the certificate of deposit of the fund so that you
can forward it to our bank .Do please send me your contact address, phone
and fax numbers if any and your drivers license or copy of your
international passport. I await your urgent responds.

Thanks
Mr.Gabriel Fameh
(gabriel_fameh@myway.com)

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