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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:

• 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.
  • barristerholmes3@aol.com

Fraud email example:

From: DENNIS HOLMES ESQ <ddholmes_esq@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2007 19:03:16 +0100
Subject: ESTATE INHERITANCE

Dennis Holmes Esq
THE GARDEN COURT CHAMBERS,
LONDON,UNITED KINGDOM.

 

IF YOU ARE WILLING AND INTERESTED,PLEASE REPLY URGENTLY
 
I Dennis Holmes of the Garden Court chambers do hereby
seek your consent on behalf of my late client (Name Withheld)
to present you as the beneficiary to his estate worth US$30.5Million

Dollars in both shares and dividends,deposited with a Private Bank

[Name & Place witheld].
 
My late client died on the 8th day of February 2004 in a fatal
accident with his wife and only son.Until his death he was a
consultant to several Oil and Gas industries here in Europe and

in the Middle East.He had a sojourn in the United States of America
and many other countries before he moved to Cairn Energy PLC,
an Oil and Gas exploration and Production Company based
here in United Kingdom and Australia.He belonged to several

non-governmental and scientific organizations.He was also a

great philanthropist and a Paul Harris Fellow of the Rotary Club

International.
 
In accordance to the Inheritance laws in the United Kingdom,the

estate of any death British citizen are been processed and transferred

to the beneficiary(s) within the quarterly periods or range in which the estate

was deposited.In accordance to these laws,I have been mandated by the

Bank to provide the beneficiary[s] to my late clients Estate within the next

Fourteen working days or have the total sum rendered unserviceable,

declared unclaimed and kept in escrow call account without any beneficiary.
 
All the inheritance sum for this quarter have been processed and approved
for transfer and my client name happened to be in the Batch 031NBIHT.
The bank will be transferring the inheritance fund to the beneficiary[s] this
quarter of the year.
 
To that effect,I officially seek your consent to present you to the bank
as the beneficiary to the said estate so that i can apply and secure
all relevant approvals documents in your name to enable the entitlements
be released to you through the said legal process.Every legal clearance
to back you up for the claim of the funds will be prepared,proceesed and

submitted to the Bank.The Bank will effect the transfer when we have

successfully establish you as the beneficiary.It is pertinent to notify that

there is no  risk involved in this transaction as every arrangement is perfect

and in my control as the deceased Attorney.
 
All I require from you is your maximum support,trust,honesty,sincere

partnership and total co-operation for the successful execution of this

transaction.The modalities and sharing ratio at the end of this business

will be 40% percent of the whole Fund to you and 60% to me.I guarantee

you that this transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of the British laws.
 
Therefore if you are interested,i will require you to forward the following information:

 

Your Full Names: ______________________________
 
Your Contact Address:______________________
 
Date of Birth(day/month/year):______________________

 

Marital Status:______________________
 
Your Occupation: ____________________
 

Telephone Number:______________________
 
Mobile Number:_________________________
 
Fax Number:______________________________

 

For our smooth sail and successful execution of this transaction,I am going to
stand by yourside  to guide you accurately for the claim.I shall further  furnish

you with all other necessary information as soon as you supply the above requested Information.

I hope you will not delay in this project because I dont want this transaction to

last more than Fourteen working days.Please kindly get back to me immediately

you receive this letter to enable me proceed with next action.
 
Thanks for your co operation and understanding.
 
Yours Sincerely,
Dennis Holmes Esq
Email: barristerholmes3@aol.com 

 

Note:For verification and re-confirmation please acknowledge
the receipt of this letter immediately.

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