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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "is 100% risk-free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "j'ai une nouvelle adresse mail" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • billjames2009@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • billjames@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • billjames@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?bill=20james?= <billjames2009@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: billjames@sify.com
Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2006 04:42:11 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: hello


J'ai une nouvelle adresse mailVous pouvez maintenant m'écrire à : billjames2009@yahoo.fr

FROM THE DESK OF MR.BILL JAMES


UNION BANK PLC

1b wharl avenue

victoria island

Lagos- Nigeria.

E-MAIL:billjames@sify.com


Private / Highly Confidential


subject matter:invitation to act as next-of-kin


hello,

I write this august letter in confidence, believing that it will reach

you in high spirit and I believe you will maintain the level of confidence and trust matters of this nature requires. Though, I know

that this proposal may make you apprehensive and worried, but I assure you that

all will be well at the end. Before proceeding,I wish to introduce

myself I am Mr.bill james an Account Officer to Late MARK BRANCH a foreign oil merchant/contractor with the NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC).


Here in after shall be referred to as our customer in union bank Bank Of Nigeria PLC . I need a reputable person to handle this confidential transaction which involves the transfer of a huge sum of money to a foreign account.


THE PROPOSITION:

some years ago , our customer lost his live in a car accident along Lagos-Shagamu express road.At the end of september 2002 the deceased has a closing

balance account valued at $70 million dollars(seventy million dollars).


However,he does not have a next of kin to inherit this fund.Since he did not fill any name as next of kin in his deposit

form.This is only known to me.which the bank now expects a next-of-kin

to claim as beneficiary,Valuable efforts has being made by me to get in

touch with any of the BRANCH's family or relatives but there has been

no success. It is because of the perceived possibility of not being able

to locate any of Late MARK BRANCH's next-of-kin (he died with his wife

and two children).


The bank wants the funds to be declared UNCLAIMABLE in another 6 months

from now, if nobody stands as the next of kin before then.In order to

prevent this,The management under the influence of a director Sir Frank

Willy some of my trusted colleagues and I now seek your permission to

have you stand as a next-of-kin to Late mr.MARK BRANCH so that the

funds US$70 MILLION would be released and paid into your account as the

beneficiary's next-of-kin. All documents to enable you get this fund

will be carefully worked out by us.


This proposal is 100% risk-free. We have agreed that, the funds be shared thus, after it must have been

transferred into your account.

I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property

left behind by our client In my bank before they get confiscated

declared unserviceable by the bank.


I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased,

so that the proceeds of this account valued at $70 million dollars can

be paid to you and then you and I can share the money. 60% to me and 30% for you while 10% will be for expences

that might arise. I have all necessary informations that can be

used to back up any claim we may make. All I require is your honest

co-operation to enable us see this deal through. Note that all


documentation's and information to enhance this transaction is in

perfect


order.I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.Please get in touch with me by my alternate email address :billjames@sify.com and send me your telephone and fax numbers to enable us discuss further about this transaction.


Best regards,

bill james(accounting officer)

- bill james

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