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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 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.
  • barristerjpowell@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "Jennifer Wilson" <jwilson_5@msn.com>
Reply-To: barristerjpowell@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2006 12:20:03 +0000
Subject: From Jennifer Wilson

>From Jennifer Wilson
United states of America.

God Bless,

My name is Mrs. Jennifer Wilson I am a dying woman who have decided to
donate what I have to you/ church. I am 59 years old and I was diagnosed for
cancer for about 2 years ago, immediately after the death of my husband, who
has left me everything he worked for.

I have been touched by God to donate from what I have inherited from my
late husband to you for the good work of God,rather than allow my relatives
to use my husband hard earned funds ungodly.Please pray,that the good Lord
forgive me my sins.I have asked God to forgive me and believe he has because
He is a merciful God. I will be going in for an operation in less than one
hour.

I decided to WILL/donate the sum of $1,500,000 (One million five hundred
thousand dollars) to you for the good work of the lord, and also to help the
motherless and less privilege and also for the assistance of the widows.At
the moment I cannot take any telephone calls right now due to the fact that
my relatives are around me and my health status.

I have adjusted my WILL and my lawyer is aware I have changed my will you
and he will arrange the transfer of the funds from my account to you.I wish
you all the best and may the good Lord bless you abundantly, and please use
the funds well and always extend the good work to others.
Contact my lawyer with this specified email:
(barristerjpowell@yahoo.co.uk) and tell him that I have WILLED
($1,500,000.00) to you by quoting my personal reference number
Law/chamber/solicitors/je/ws/WILL/9834520012 and I have also notified him
that I am WILLING that amount to you for a specific and good work.I know I
dont know you but I have been directed to do this.Thanks and God bless.

NB: I will appreciate your utmost confidentiality in this matter until the
task is accomplished as I don't want anything that will Jeopardize my last
wish. And Also I will be contacting with you by email as I don't want my
relation or anybody to know because they are always around me.

Regards,

Jennifer Wilson

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