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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:
  • "huge deposit" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • barrmark_chambers@yahoo.it

Fraud email example:

From: "mark ejor" <barrmark_chambers01@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 15:22:12 +0000
Subject: TOP SECRET

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
MARK AND EJOR & CO CHAMBERS & ASSOCIATES.LEGAL PRACTITIONER AND SOLICITOR OF
CO-OPERATE CONSULTANCE Suite 202 Omega Plaza, Apapa Lagos-Nigeria Annex: 2
Onikan Avenue off Race Course, Ikoyi Lagos Nigeria.
Tel:2348034610263, Email:barrmark_chambers@yahoo.it
Our ref:------------- Your ref:----------------
Date: 02/1/2006
CLAIMANT OF ESTATE

( TOP SECRET)
Read this proposal with good understanding because I want to transact this
business transaction with you. Mostly why I chose to participate in this
regard as rightful next of kin to inherit the money is due to haven’t
locate my late client relation and the bank where the money is been
deposited give me ending of January 2006 to provide the next of kin or else
the money will be no use. So read with care. Any question you have in this
proposal feel free to ask me for more clarification ok. Again any
suspicious mail you receive outside this transaction just forward them to me
for more investigation and confirmation to avoid confusion in this regard.

Attn, Sir/Madam
I am Barrister Mark Ejor Esq), the Personal Attorney to a Foreign
Contractor, who worked with a Multinational Oil Firm in Nigeria. On the 11th
of
September 2001, my client, a American National, late Engineer A.Goins, an
oil
Merchant / Contractor with the Federal Government of Nigeria, until his
death
Six years ago in a ghastly terrorist attack to American Airlines Flight 11,
from Boston, Assachusetts,to Los Angeles, California, crashedinto the North
Tower of the World Trade Centre with 86 people on board. All occupants of
the aero plane unfortunately lost their lives.

Since then I have made several inquiries to Several Embassies to locate any
of
my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After
these
several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the
Internet, to locate any member of his family but of no avail. Then I have to
contact you to assist me in repatriating the money left behind by my client
before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Bank where this
huge deposits were lodged. Particularly, the Bank where the deceased had an
account valued at about US$65.5 Million has issued me a notice to provide
the
next of kin, relatives so that the fund left will be transferred or have the
account confiscated.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the the relatives for over 3
years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the
deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$65.5Million can
be paid to you and then you and I can share this money. 55% to me and 40% to
you, while 5% should be for expenses or tax as your Government may require.
All I require is your honest and co-operation to enable us see this deal
through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. I will want
you to send to me on your return email the following information for the
transfer in your favor

1, your full Name
2, your contact Address
3, your private phone, mobile and fax numbers for easy communicating for
each other.

I await your kind response, please if you are interested and capable in
handling
this deal with me, due reply only on my alternative email address for
security
reasons barrmark_chambers@yahoo.it, and note that the nurture of this deal
needs a very top secrecy.

Best Regards,
Barrister Mark Ejor ( (Esq)

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