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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 next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "chinasa40 chinasa" <chinasa40@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 03 Jan 2007 09:44:57 +0000
Subject: Attention, chris Keevel

Barrister chinasa Daniel
18 Rue de Mobutu Seseko
Street Lome Togo, .
West Africa
Attention,

I am Barrister chinasa Daniel,a solicitor at law,personal attorney to Mr.P.B
Keevel. a national Of your country,who used to work as director with Shell
development Company in Lome Togo . Here in after shall be referred to as my
client. On the 21st of April 2000, my client,his wife and their only
daughter were involved in a car accident along Nouvissi express Road.

All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I
have made several enquiries to yourembassy here to locate any of my clients
extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.After these several
unsuccessful attempts,I decided to track his last name over the Internet,to
locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.I have contacted you
to assist in repartrating the fund valued at US$9.5 million left behind by
my client before it gets confisicated or declared unserviceable by the
Union Togolaise de Banque (U.T.B) where this huge amount were deposited.

The said U.T.B. has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have
his account confisicated within the next twenty one (21)official working
days. Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over
2years now, I seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to the
deceased since you have the same last names, so that the proceeds of this
account can be paid to you.

Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the
sharing ratio and modalities for transfer.I have all necessary information
and legal documents needed toback you up for claim. All I require from you
is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. I
guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will
protect you from any breach of the law.

Please get in touch with me through the above email for more details. Call
me for oral discussion and provide your telephone number aswell.

Best regards.
Barrister chinasa Daniel SAT).

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