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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • john_mbeki_lawfirm@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?JOHN=20MBEKI?= <john_mbeki_lawfirm@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: john_mbeki_lawfirm1@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 13:46:24 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: URGENT


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

Good-Day,

I crave your indulgence for the unsolicited nature of this message, but it was borne out of desperation and current development,Please bear with me.My name is John Mbeki esq. A personal Attorney to our late client Mr. James Harrison who worked for a South African Mining Corporation . Mr. James Harrison a well known Philanthropist, before he died, made a WILL stating that $8.5M (Eight million,Five hundred thousand British Pounds) should be donated to any Philanthropist of our choice overseas. We got your contact from our search for a credible individual that can handle the the said FUND as the beneficiary to this "WILL".


I am particularly interested in securing this money from the Bank, because they have issued a notice instructing us to produce the beneficiary of this WILL within two weeks or else the money will be credited to the Government treasury as the law here.

It is my utmost desire to execute the WILL of our late client. You are required to contact this Chamber immediately to start the process of Transfering this money to any of your designated official account. I urge you to contact me immediately for further details bearing in mind that the Bank has given us a date limit.


Regards,

John Mbeki (Esq).



- JOHN MBEKI

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