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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • fkhamafrank@ski.de

Fraud email example:

From: "Barrister Frank Egube" <fkhamafrank@optusnet.com.au>
Reply-To: <fkhamafrank@ski.de>
Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2005 20:29:56 -0500
Subject: Urgent Attention Needed

Attention,

Your name and e-mail address came up in a random draw conducted by our law
firm, (FKhama Law & Co Chambers,) in Lagos,Nigeria. I am Barrister Frank
Egube, the Legal Adviser and counsel to a deceased expatriate contractor who
used to work with Zenith Oil and Gas Company here in Nigeria thereafter
shall be referred as my late client.On the December 26th 2003, my client and
his entire family died in a plane crash in cotonou, Benin Republic. You will
read more stories about the crash on visiting this website:
Www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/12/26/benin.crash/ he was a well known
philanthropist before he died, he made a Will stating that $9.2m (Nine
Million Two Hundred Thousand USA Dollars Only) should be donated to any
Philanthropist of our choice overseas.We have made a random draw where your
name and e-mail address was picked 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 per law here.

It is my utmost desire to execute the Will of our late client in your favour
and therefore, you are required to contact me immediately to start the
process of sending this money to any or 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.

Please act fast and contact me via my pravite email address:-
fkhamafrank@ski.de.

Regards,

Barrister Frank Egube (SAN).

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