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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: Mr Daniel Martins <danmartins004@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: danmartins005@yahoo.de
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 04:15:27 -0800 (PST)
Subject: FROM:MR. DANIEL MARTINS.


FROM:MR. DANIEL MARTINS.

Dear VICTIMNAME,

BEST COMPLIMENT OF THE DAY. MY NAME IS MR.DANIEL MARTINS. I AM THE
OPERATIONAL MANAGER IN ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT SECTION, INCHARGE OF CREDIT AND FOREIGN BILLS OF ONE OF THE PRIME BANKS IN WEST AFRICA. HOWEVER,I GOT YOUR CONTACT THROUGH THE WORLD DATABASE.

I AM WRITING IN RESPECT OF A FOREIGN CUSTOMER OF MY BANK MR.SAMUEL ROWLAND, AN AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO DIED WITH HIS WIFE AND TWO KIDS ALONG WITH 144 OTHERS WHICH INCLUDES THE THEN NIGERIAN SPORTS MINISTER LATE ISHAYA MARK AKU, IN AN EAS AIR-LINE PLANE CRASH IN KANO NORTHERN NIGERIA ON MAY 14TH 2002.

THERE IS AN ACCOUNT OPENED IN THIS BANK IN 2001 BY THIS GREAT LATE
INDUSTRIALIST WHO DIED IN THE PLANE CRASH WITHOUT A WRITTEN OR
ORAL "WILL" ATTACHED TO HIS ACCOUNT. I AM THE ACCOUNT MANAGER TO THE LATE INDUSTRIALIST AND I PERSONALLY HAVEWATCHED WITH KEEN INTEREST TO SEE THE NEXT OF KIN SINCE HIS DEATH IN 2002.
THIS HAVE PROVED ABORTIVE AS NO ONE HAS COME UP TO CLAIM HIS FUNDS HENCE THERE IS NO NEXT OF KIN OR "WILL" ATTACHED TO THE ACCOUNT.

AS THE ACCOUNT MANAGER TO THE DECEASED, I AM CAPABLE OF TRANSFERING THE CREDIT BALANCE OF THE LATE INDUSTRIALIST'S ACCOUNT TO ANY FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNT OF MY CHOICE SINCE I HAVE ALL THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS FOR THE SMOOTH TRANSFER.

THE TOTAL AMOUNT INVOLVED IS (US$12.5M (TWELVE MILLION FIVE THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS)HOWEVER, I NEED A FOREIGN PATNER WHO WILL ACT AS THE NEXT OF KIN AND BENEFICIARY TO THE INDUSTRIALIST AND PROVIDE A RELIABLE OFFSHORE BANK ACCOUNT WHERE WE CAN TRANSFER THE US$12.5M (TWELVE MILLION FIVE THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS).

I HAVE ALREADY DONE ALL THE NECESSARY GROUND WORKS FOR THE SMOOTH TRANSFER OF THE FUNDS. HOWEVER,I NEED YOU TO ACT AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED BY PROVIDING THE FOLLOWING.

A. YOUR FULL NAME.
B. YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS

SINCE I HAVE ALL THE BANK APPLICATION FORMS FOR THE SMOOTH TRANSFER,THE MOMENT I RECIEVE ALL THE ABOVE(A-B)IT WILL TAKE US LESS THAN 14 BANKING DAYS TO TRANSFER THE MONEY INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.

FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND CO-OPERATION,YOU WILL TAKE 30% OF THE ENTIRE US$12.5M (TWELVE MILLION FIVE THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS)WHILE 70% WILL BE FOR ME.

UPON THE RECEIPT OF YOUR POSITIVE RESPONSE, I SHALL FORWARD TO YOU THE BANK APPLICATION LETTER CONCERNING THE RELEASE OF THE FUND,ALSO THE NAME OF MY BANK. YOU MAY ALSO WISH TO VIEW THIS WEB SITE ON THE INTERNET TO CONFIRM THE PLANE CRASH
http://www.disasterrelief.org/Disasters/020506nigeriacrash/htm.

THANK YOU AS I AWAIT YOUR IMMEDIATE REPLY.
REGARDS.

Mr.DANIEL MARTINS.



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