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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)
  • "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "alahaji bello" <alahaji_bello0010@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: alahaji_bello03@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 19:11:18 +0000
Subject: Business proposal And Urgent Reply Needed

FROM THE DESK OF ALAHAJI BELLO
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT BANK
OUAGADOUGOU,
BURKINA FASO.
Tel +226 70 32 27 00


Dear friend

You will be confused as of the writer since i have no previuos
correspondence with you, butkindly permit me the privilege of taking a
little of your time.

First,I must solicit your confidence in this project.This is so, by virtue
of its nature as being utmostly confidential and top-secret.
Though,I know that a project of this magnitude will make anyone
apperhensive and worried, but I am assuring you that all will be
result-oriented at the end of the Project.
I have decided to contact you due to the urgency of this project,through an
International Business Enquiry on the Internet.
I am Mr alahaji bello the director at the foreign remittance AGRICULTURAL
DEVELOPMENT BANK In my department we discovred an abandoned sum of
$9.5million US dollars (NINE ?POINT FIVE MILLION US DOLLARS) In an account
that belongs to one of our foreign customers who died along with his entire
family some years ago in a plane crash.

1)FIX DEPOSIT US$3.5m MILLION.
2)CURRENT ACCOUNT US$2.5 MILLION.
3)SAVINGS ACCOUNT US$3.5 MILLION

Since we got information about his death, we have been expecting his next of
kin to come forward and claim his money because the bank cannot release it
unless somebody applies for it as next of kin or relation to the deceased
person as indicated in one of our banking rules and regulation but
unfortunately we learnt that all his supposed next of kin or relatives died
alongside with him at the plane crash leaving nobody behind for the claim.

It is therefore upon this discovery that I'm making this business proposal
to you and release the money into your account as the next of kin or
relation to the deceased customer for safety and subsequent disbursment.

If nobody comes fort , the fund will automatically be transfered into
bank's treasury. The Banking law and guideline here stipulates that if such
money remained unclamed after four to five years, it will be transfered 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 to a foreigner.


I agree that 40 % of this money will be for you as foreign partner in
respect to the provision of a foreign account and other neccessary
assistance for the smooth transfer, 10 % will be set aside for any expenses
incured during the curse of transfer and 50 % would be for me. There after I
shall visit your country for disbursement according to the percentages
indicated.Therefore to enable the immediate transfer of this fund to you as
arranged,
you must apply first to the bank as relations or next of kin to the deceased
person indicating your bank name, account details, your private telephone
and fax numbers for easy and effective communication and location where the
money will be remitted.Upon receipt of your reply, I shall send to you a
specimen of application which you will forward to the paying bank
introducing yourself and at the same time instructing bank to effect the
release ofthe fund into your account. I must not hesitate to bring to your
notice that this transaction is hitch free on both sides as the nature of
your business in not connected to this transfer, so you should not entertain
any atom of
fear as all required arrangements have been made for the transfer.Contact me
immediately on the above email account as soon as you receive this message
to indicate your interest and willingness to co operate.
Trusting to hear from you immediately.

Your's Sincerly,
ALAHAJI BELLO

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