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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:
  • "barrister" (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.
• 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.
  • mikesmithchamber1@mail.md (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mike Smith <mikesmithchamber1@mail.md>
Date: Fri, 04 Aug 2006 09:45:17 -0400
Subject: I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE

From the legal chambers of
REV Barrister Mike Smith
No.3 8 Carbis Close, Portsmouth, Hants PO6 4TW,
Southampton, United Kingdom
Email:mikesmithchamber1@mail.md

This is an honest work of God, which I am introducing to you to
undertake it sincerely and urgently as child of God and to obtain blessing from God.

I am rev barrister mike smith a lawyer for late Mr. MOSES TONY and late
Mrs DORIS TONY. Mr. MOSES TONY was a chief accountant with a foreign oil company-GOLF in United Kingdom for 8yrs .In 2002 he died with his 3 children in motor accident and leaving her wife a widow without a child.

They were Christian of the first order that decided in vesting in Newcastle
by banking their money in financial security company and a erecting 6 duplex super houses in Newcastle united kingdom.

I am their family lawyer, and all rents are paid into their account up till date. On the 4th of March (In the year 2004) Mrs. DORIS TONY age 71yrs also died of heart attack in a private specialist hospital here in Southampton, United Kingdom.

Before her death, she instructed me to collect her will, which was
deposited in the security company for a copy to be in my possession for strict implementation after her death.

(1) That her property-estate and money in the security company should not be transfer to her late husband family, being that she is an orphan.
(2) The money in her account now is 28,562,000POUNDS while the cost of
the estate is, 113,000POUNDS.

(3) That I should locate a responsible and honest person who resides in an entirely country to transfer this fund and estate for the upliftment of Christian cause.

(4) The beneficiary should only have 40% of the total money but the rest of the fund must be used in the name of God for the construction of a complex church and a modern christen school. Should they be any balance money left it should be given to Organization of Motherless Babies Home?

The sign legalized copies of her will is in my chambers, why the original copy is in the security company file. For 2 yrs now the security company has not seen any for person beneficiary presented by me due to my relaxation in law execution. Hence, the security company has called my attention to present a recommended beneficiary to process legal claim of this money and the estate without delay. Otherwise the security company will deposit the money into the security company bank treasury as an unclaimed fund.

That is why I am obliged to contact you to seek your interest and confirmation, and lay claim of this money with my legal backing and assistance.

GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY
BARRISTER MIKE SMITH (REV).

 

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