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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:
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: hasan5@interfree.it
Date: 27 Jan 2006 10:19:43 -0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY SIR


Dear Sir,

Before I introduce myself, I wish to inform you that thisletter is not a
hoax mail and I urge you to treat it serious. I am Dr.Muhammad Khalil Hasan,a
banker with the Mashreq BankPlc Dubai, UAE. Iam the Accounts officer late
Mr. Robert Chapman the African AreaDirector of SIL International, who unfortunately
died inthe crash ofKenya Airways Flight 431 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, January30
2000.
You will read more stories about the crash on visiting thiswebsite,
news.airwise.com/airlines/archive/2000/kenya2000.html and alsoin this
website, where Chapman's company talked about hisdeath in the Kenya crash.You
shall as well find the pictures ofChapman and his wifethere. Mr. Chapman
was from Hamilton, Ontario Canada.
Since the deathof Chapman, I as his accounts officer in thebank, have made
severalenquiries to locate his only surviving relation, without any success.I
came across your name and contact, onthe course of my personal searching
for Chapman's relations,so I decided to contact you for this project.
I am contacting you toassist in repatriating and securing the wealth left
behind in a fixed deposit account by Robert,before they get confiscated or
declared unserviceable by my bank. The board of my
bank,has issued a notice that after 2 months from now and no next of kin
shown up for the claim,the funds will be confiscated and
declared unserviceable.
Since I and my team have been unsuccessful in locating Robert's relatives
for sometime now, I seek your consent to present you as the Next of Kin of
the deceased since you are a foreigner, so that the proceed of this deposit
valued at $USD7.5 Million Dollars can be released to you.
The bank will release the funds to any foreigner who has all related
information/documents to the bank account. I am in charge of this matter
in my bank,because I am his accounts officer. Your application will be directed
to my department for verification and approval. Everything is under my control.I
shall provide you all the information and copy of the certificate of deposit
issued to Robert when he deposited the funds.I shall also involve agood attorney
who shall represent you in all the appropriate offices for the claim.Please,
find in the attachment my work ID Card. This is just to proof to you that
my proposal is genuine.
I also have all necessary information we need for the claim and once the
money is transferred to you, I shall destroy all the documents used for the
claim and leave no traces.
After everything, you shall have 40% of thetotal sum,while 60% for me.
All requires is your honest cooperation to enable us see this
business successful. I guarantee that this will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.Robert
was a very good man and it is not wise to allow his hard earned wealth to
bestolen by the greedy directors of my bank.
Further details awaits your response by email. PLEASE,TREAT THIS PROPOSAL
AS TOP SECRET. Please,confirm the receipt of my Id Card in the attachment,
as it was difficultto attach.

Best Regards

Muhammad Khalil Hasan.
Mashreq Bank Plc,Dubai.



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