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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: Agba Joy <agbajoy2003@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2008 12:32:36 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: waiting to hear from you







My Dear
My name is=A0Mrs JOY AGBA=A0an Attorney at law. I=A0 am a partner to chief =
AllenBrai, OF EDIBACHAMBERS and also and the General overseer of Evangelica=
l Missionfor Christ (E.M.C).=A0=A0=A0I got your contact from your local dir=
ectory whilesearching for a Respectable and Trustworthy fellow to assist us=
in an UnclaimedFund Deposit of US$11.8Million (Eleven Million, Eight Hundr=
ed United StatesDollars) belonging to our deceased Client.

Our late client was a 78 years Old American Catholic Holy Ghost priest post=
edhere to=A0Cote de=A0Ivoire=A0in the 70's on a Missionary Work; he lived a=
ll his lifehere and owned an NGO (Non-=A0 =A0 Governmental Organization) th=
at receivesFinancial Aid (Grant) from the United Nation. He died of Asthma,=
and since thenno one have come forward to claim this fund he deposited in =
a Bank here, which he intended to donate to Charity homes as he has been do=
ing.The Directors of the Bank have issued our firm a notice as his private =
Attorneythat my late clients Deposit is over due for claim.

I have tried search on theInternet to locate any of his relative abroad on =
whose account this Fund can bepaid into without success, except you. Dear, =
we wish to present you as the beneficiary/next of kin to my deceasedclient =
fund. I want to assure you that this does not involve any risk, since Ihis =
Attorney is presenting you as his Beneficiary, every legal documents willbe=
dually procured to ensure a successful and legal fund claim. Else, this fu=
ndwill be confiscated and directed to the Federal Account.=20

Kindly go through the sharing Ratio. You will get $3Million USD as your sha=
re,while we get $3Million USD, we will use $5.8Million USD to establish ano=
rphanage home in any Country of our choice as my client wished, while theba=
lance will be set aside for any expenses that we may incur while processing=
this transaction.

I will give you more details about this transaction when I receive youraffi=
rmative response. Meanwhile kindly send me the Followings Information's,
Full Name:
Age:
Address:
Mobile Phone Number:
Fax:
Occupation:

Please keep this information as CONFIDENTIAL as possible.Anticipating your =
prompt and affirmative response.
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs JOY AGBA=A0=0A=0A=0A

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