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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:
  • "i have a new email address!" (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.
  • 2006@yahoo.co.in
  • 2006@yahoo.co.in

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?DOUGLAS=20MARK?= <douglas8_2006@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 22:35:36 +0530 (IST)
Subject: Urgent & Confidentail Matter's.....


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: douglas8_2006@yahoo.co.in

FROM MR.DOUDLAS MARK..

DIRECTOR INCHARGE OF

AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT,

CONTINENTAL TRUST BANK,

COTONOU-BENIN REPUBLIC



GOOD DAY,



PLEASURE WRITING TO YOU AT THIS MOMENT OF THE DAY, I AM MR.DOUGLAS MARK

THE DIRECTOR INCHARGE OF AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING UNIT OF CONTINENTAL

TRUST BANK IN COTONOU-BENIN REPUBLIC.



I AND MY COLLEAGUES DEEM IT FIT TO CONTACT YOU REGARDING TO A

TRANSACTION THAT WILL FAVOUR BOTH OF US AT THE END, AND I GOT YOUR CONTACT IN MY

SEARCH FOR A REPUTABLE AND RELIABLE PERSON TO HELP ME CLAIM THE FUND IN

QUESTION.



WE DISCOVERED THE SUM OF FIFFTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS

(USD15M) BELONGING TO A DECEASED CUSTOMER OF THIS BANK.



THE FUND HAS BEEN LYING IN ASUSPENCE ACCOUNT WITHOUT ANYBODY COMING TO

PUT CLAIM OVER THE MONEY SINCE THE ACCOUNT OWNER LATE MR. DAVID VAN

BUSKIRK FROM SAN DIEGO, WHO WAS INVOLVED IN THE DECEMBER 25TH BENIN PLANE

CRASH.



HERE IS THE AIR CRASH WEBSITE

HTTP://WWW.CNN.COM/2003/WORLD/AFRICA/12/26/BENIN.CRASH/INDEX.HTML

THE SAID FUND IS NOW READY FOR TRANSFER TO A FORIEGN ACCOUNT WHOSE

OWNER WILL BE PORTRAYED AS THE BENEFICIARY AND NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED

CUSTOMER OF THE BANK.



THE FORIEGN ACCOUNT OWNER WILL IMPOST HIMSELF AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE

DECEASED AND RESPOND POSITIVELY LIKE A TRUE NEXT OF KIN WHO WISHES TO

SPEED UP THE RELEASE AND TRANSFER OF HIS INHERITED FUND.



IF THE OVER DUE FUND IF NOT CLAIMED BY THE END OF NEXT QUARTER, THE

GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OFBENIN WILL TAKE OVER THE OWNERSHIP OF

THE FUND IN LINE WITH THE FEDERAL EDICT ACT OF 1979.



WE DO NOT WANT THE GOVERNMENT TO TAKE OVER THE OWNERSHIP OF THIS MONEY,

THAT IS WHY I CONTACTED YOU FOR US TO DO THE DEAL TOGETHER, SO THAT WE

WILL PORTRAY YOU AS THE BONAFIDE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED WHOSE NAME

IS MR. DAVID VAN BUSKIRK.



IF YOU ACCEPT TO CARRY OUT THIS PROJECT WITH US, WE WILL OFFER YOU 30%

OF THE TOTAL SUM, WHILE I AND MY COLLEAGUES INVOLVED WILL TAKE 70% OF

THE TOTAL SUM.



UPON YOUR ACCEPTANCE TO DO THIS DEAL WITH US, WE WILL JOINTLY EFFECT

THE TRANSFER WITHIN EIGHT WORKING DAYS.



BE REST ASSURED THAT, THIS TRANSACTION CARRIES NO RISK AND NO EXTRA

RESPONSSIBILITIES ON YOUR PART, EXCEPT THE ABOVE MENTIONED ROLES AND

NORMALLY YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN ABSOLUTE INFORMATION AND ABSOLUTE

SECRECY THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THIS TRANSACTION, BECAUSE DISCUSSING

IT WITH A THIRD PARTY MIGHT JEOPARDISE THE ENTIRE TRANSACTION.



I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR INTERESTING RESPONSE ON THIS

PROJECT AS THIS WILL GREATLY ENRICH THE BOTH OF US AT THE END.



YOU MAY CONTACT ME THROUGH THIS ALTERNATIVE

EMAIL:douglas1_2006@yahoo.co.in



BEST REGARDS,



MR DOUGLAS MARK...

TEL 229-97139600.

- DOUGLAS MARK

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