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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 Charles Brown <charles_brown2001@mail2dance.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2006 13:02:16 +0400
Subject: urgent and confidential




Greetings

I am Mr. Charles Brown, a Canadian Attorney based in
Manchester, United Kingdom and the personal Attorney to Late Mr. Mark
Michelle. Late Mr. Mark Michelle was a private oil consultant/
contractor with the Shell Petroleum Development Company in Saudi Arabia
before his death, hereinafter shall be referred to as my client.

My
client,his wife and his three children lost their life in plane clash
in 2003. My several attempts to locate any of his relatives as directed
by his Bank became void. I 've had to make enquires with his country
Embassy and non of his relatives have been traced. It may interest you
to know that my client died "intestate".

PROPOSITION:
I decided to
contact you purely on the personal conviction of trust and confidence
that we can co-operate with each other and do a very lucrative business
for our mutual benefits. I want you to give me the needed assistance by
allowing me to present you as the next of kin to the deceased and the
beneficiary to his estate. The deceased had a deposit valued presently
at ( US $18,000,000 ) and his Bank has issued me a notice to provide
his next of kin or beneficiary by will, otherwise the account would be
confiscated.

Already,I have set out modalities for achieving my aim of
appointing a next of kin as well as transfer the money out of this
country, for us to share the money in the ratio of 50% for me and 35%
to you, The 5% of the fund will serve as reimbursement of expenses any
of us will make in the course of this transaction. While we shall
collectively donate the remaining balance of 10% to Tsunami Relief
Organisations.

It is my intention to achieve this transfer in a
legitimate way, all i required is your honest co-operation,
confidentiality and trust to enable us see this transaction through.
This is a very legal business that I am very sure of its success and is
absolutely risk free.

If this proposal is acceptable to you, kindly
email your following information to me ;
A.Private telephone number
and fax number.
B.Your postal/residential address.
C.
Identification/Occupation.

Further details await you upon a positive
response from you.

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Charles Brown

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