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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: Ken Koffi <kekoffi@UniFish.de>
Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2006 03:39:53 +0200
Subject: FROM Mr. Ken Koffi

FROM Mr. Ken Koffi
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Dearest,
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I am Mr. Ken Koffi , The Assistant manager, Bills and Exchange at the For=
eign Remittance Department of one of the leading banks in West Africa.Whic=
h will be disclosed to you on your acceptance to assist me.Meanwhile I got=
your email address through the internet while I was searching for someone=
to assist me in this transaction.However I am writing these letter to ask=
for your support and cooperation to carry out this transaction opportunit=
y in my department.We discovered an abandoned sum of $1 2,500 ,000.00 (Tw=
elve million five hundred thousand United States Dollars only) in an accou=
nt that belongs to one of our foreign customers who died along with his en=
tire family of a wife and a=20
daughter in October 31,1999. On a plane crash of October=20
31,1999[With Egyptian airline 990]with other passengers.Please=20
confirm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/world/americas/502503.stm
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Late Mr.William Barnes worked with Oil Services & Petrochemical Exchange =
(OPE) Limited,West Africa a Petroleum Company in collaboration with Chevro=
n Canada.
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Since we heard of his death, we have been expecting his next of kin to ap=
ply and put claims for his money as the heir, because we cannot release th=
e fund from his account unless someone applies for claim as the next of ki=
n to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines.Unfortunately, nei=
ther their family member nor=20
distant relative has ever appeared to claim the said fund.
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Upon this discovery, I and other officials in my dep artment have agreed =
to make business with you and release the total amount into your account a=
s the heir of the fund since no one came for it or discovered the maintain=
ed account with our bank, otherwise the fund will be returned to the banks=
treasury as unclaimed fund. We=20
have agreed that our ratio of sharing will be as stated thus;30% for you =
as foreign partner,70% for us the officials in my department.
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MY REASON FOR DOING THIS TRANSACTION:
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Then upon the successful completion of this transfer,I and one of my coll=
eagues will come to your country and mind our share. It is from our 70% we=
intend to establish charity organization in our country as a way to help =
the handicapped and less previlaged. To commence this transaction, we requ=
ire you to immediately indicateyour interest by providing the below inform=
ations=20
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1.Your full name
2.Your personal telephone/fax number
3.Your country of orgin and residence
4.Your age and
5.Your Profession=20
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to e nable us send you a claim application form which you have to fill an=
d send to the bank as the next of kin for necessary approvals before the t=
ransfer can be made.
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ASSURANCE:
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Personally I have every documents that will enable us put the claim forwa=
rd and inherit the fund nevertheless this transaction is legal.Moreso my b=
ank will effect the payment to any one who will apply for the claim to the=
depositor as long as the person has the required documents and informatio=
n regarding this fund.I have all=20
the required information and documents in my possession which I will send=
to you when required by the bank.Please I would appreciate if you will ke=
ep it away from the knowledge of the bank that I am providing you with the=
required information.
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NOTE:
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This transaction must be kept STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
because of its nature.
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I look forward to receiving your prompt response to=20
enable us proceed.
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Yours sincerely,
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Mr. Ken Koffi.

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