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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 Henry Ebere" <h_e008@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 15:12:51 +0000
Subject: From Mr.H. Ebere

Hello,

Good day to you. I wish to notify you that I am privileged to peruse over
your profile. Iam greatly impressed on your person. I am Henry Ebere the
director in charge of Auditing and Accounting section of Diamond Progressive
Bank Lome Togo in West Africa, and also a special account officer of Late
Mr. Robert Ost, an American who unfortunately lost his life in the plane
crash of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 which crashed on January 31 2000,
including his families.

Before his death,Mr.Robert Ost has a special deposit account with the bank
and no other person knows about this account or any thing concerning it
except his dead wife and daughter. The account has no other beneficiary and
my investigation and information availiable proved to me that his supposed
next of kin (the daughter) died along with him in the crash.

Since then I have made several enquiries to locate any of my clients
extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several
unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you. I contacted you to assist
in repatriating the money left behind by our customer before they get
confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank. Consequently, Since none
of his relative have applied for it. I seek your consent to present you as
the next of kin of the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued
at US$4.8 million can be paid to you and then you and me can share the
money. 60% to me and 40% to you.

I have all necessary information that can be used to back up any claim we
may make. I have moved all the information in his file to my personal vaults
specially for this claim. All I require is your honest co-operation to
enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed
under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you and me from any breach
of the law. All documents of transaction will be destroyed immediately we
receive this money leaving no trace to any place. If this proposal is
acceptable to you, kindly email your following information to me.Please
provide the following informations for faster communication.

A.Private telephone number
B.Private fax number
C.Private email

Until you write, have a nice day and God bless.

Sincerely,
Mr Henry Ebere.

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