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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.)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: joseph shangirila <josephshangirila100@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Mar 2006 01:42:32 -0800 (PST)
Subject: URGENT & CONFIDENTIAL TO JosX Strikkers


FROM HON BARRISTER JOSEPH SHANGIRILA
THE ROYAL LAW CHAMBERS LOME TOGO
P.O BOX 158 RUE DE BUELAVAD LOME-TOGO




Dear José Strikkers



SUB:URGENT & CONFIDENTIAL MATTER


I am Barr.Joseph Shangirila (Solicitor and Advocate)and personal/family Attorney to the late Mr. Philips Strikkers, a national of your country, who used to be a financial chevron petroleum company in lome togo herein shall be referred to as "my client''.

On the 26st of December 2003, my client'' his wife and their three children were involved in the the Benin Republic Airways flight air crash with registration number ( 141-UTA) which departed from village called Adjarra near Porto Novou Benin Republic to destination lome and all the family died in this fatal air mishap 26st of December 2003.


For more information on the plane crash logon to http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3348109.stm
Ever since then, I have made several enquiries to his embassy to locate any of "my client extended relatives but this has also proved unsuccessful. "My client'' left lots of money in the ( Eco Bank) Togolise Bank Where the deceased had an account Valued at about US$10.440,000.00 (Ten Million, Four hundred and Fourty Thousand US Dollars) in his private account with ( Eco Bank.


Note, that my client deposited the fund before his unfortunate demise, and of which I have the whole Documents to the fund as his Attorney here in lome togo.I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last name with my client so I desided to contact you as the next of kin, Upon the confirmation of your private telephone and fax number, i will not hesitate to start the necessary step that will enable you claim the fund from the Bank.


Finally, every further information regarding to this fund will be disclosed to you as soon as I confident my trust in you that you will never take undue advantage of the fund upon the claim of the money from the Bank.
Percentage terms will also be discussed with you before we can proceed.
Awaiting your prompt response via:





Best Regards
Barr.Joseph Shangirila(Esq)
Principal Partner

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