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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • attorneyoxby2chambers@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "attorney oxby" <attorneyoxby_chambers3@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 06 Mar 2007 13:37:48 +0000
Subject: VERY URGENT


My Dear Friend this may seem strange to you but don’t be because after
much research I decided to send this mail to you.

I am Mr. Attorney Oxby of British high court , London. On July 6, 2004, my
client Mr. Mike Hall, a businessman, made a numbered fixed deposit for 6
(six) calendar months, with a value of US$9 Million only with CITI Bank.
Upon maturity six Months later, several notices where sent to him and no
response came from him. A final Maturity Notice on his investment was sent
early February and still no response came from him.

So I sent a two-man delegate to his residence and his official address as
stated in his confidential file in my chambers, only to find out that the
business mogul and his family perished in the Tsunami disaster. A
confirmation of the death of Mike Hall and his wife can be seen via the link
below:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/4153821.stm

After further investigations, it was also discovered that Mr. Mike Hall did
not declare any next of kin or trustee to the funds on behalf of the family
of the deceased in his official papers apart from his wife who also died in
the disaster, including the paper work of his bank deposit. And he also
confided in me the last time he visited my office that no one apart from his
wife and me knew of his deposit in the bank. So, Nine million United State
Dollars is still lying in the bank and no one will ever come forward to
claim it, that I know for sure.

According to the laws of the United Kingdom, at the expiration of four years
(4 years) without any transaction on the account, the funds will revert to
the ownership of Government if nobody applies for claim of the funds. I will
like you as a foreigner to stand as the Trustee to the said funds and not
the next of kin as this would raise so much eye braw and suspicion as you
are in no way related to the deceased, Mr. Mike Hall to enable you receive
the funds. Let US put heads together to see how we can transfer these funds
out of this country and use it judiciously.

I the Attorney I will prepare the necessary documents that will back you
up as the trustee to the said funds deposited by Mr. Mike Hall. All that is
required from you at this stage is for you to provide me with your full
names and Address including your direct phone and fax numbers and your
business or company name and contact details if you have any for me to
commence work immediately.

I will also file in for claims on your behalf and secure the necessary
approvals and get most importantly, a letter which will be presented to my
bank as written by Late Mike Hall after making the deposits appointing you
as his only trustee to the funds aside his wife known to the bank as his
next of kin. This will all be in your favor for the funds to be moved to an
account that will be provided by you. We are going to adopt a legalized
method and the i will prepare all the necessary documents and no risk will
be involved.

I am offering you 25% of the total sum for your assistance and partnership
in this deal. Note, this is negotiable by both parties, so if this is not ok
with you, let me know what sharing ratio you would want, if it is ok with
me, we can go ahead. I can be reached on my personal email and I will like
you respond there to me : attorneyoxby2chambers@yahoo.co.uk

Contact me immediately with your full names, address, occupation, personal
and direct fax and telephone number if you are interested to do this
business with me and more details will be provided to you about the Project.

Best Regards,
Attorney Oxby

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