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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:
  • ",500,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "00,000.00" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "chambers" (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.
  • cole_david22@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "COLE DAVID" <coledvd35@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2008 05:28:19 -0700
Subject:


Dear Partner,


I wish to intimate you with a request that would be of immense Benefit to
both of us. Being an executor of wills, Codicil and Administration of
Estate, it is possible that we may be tempted to make fortune out of our
client's situations when we cannot help it, or left with no better option.

I am Real Estate | Probate Lawyer Cole David, Courthouse Chambers, Cork,
Ireland. The issue I am presenting to you is a case of my client Denny
Colin (M) (an Irish and also Australia National by birth) a
consultant/contractor with Gulf Maritime General Trading & contracting
Company) who WILLED a fortune to his next-of-kin.

It was most unfortunate that he and his next-of-kin Denny Sawitree (F) died
on the same day in the One-Two-Go Orient-Thai Airlines flight OG269 Phuket
Airport plane crash of Monday,17th September 2007 from Bangkok to Phuket, a
Thai island resort.For more information see full Passenger's Manifest
:http://angkor.com/2bangkok/2bangkok/forum/showthread.php?t=2764&page=3
I am now faced with the Task of who to pass the fortune to. According to the
Irish law, the fortune is supposed to be bequeathed to the
Government.However, I don't belong to that school of thought which proposes
that the fortune of unlucky people be given to the Government. My client
made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit, valued at (7, 500,000.00) Seven
Million, Five Hundred Thousand British Pounds Sterling for twelve (12)
calendar months with Ulster Bank Ltd, Ballincollig Cork, Ireland.

Upon maturity, the bank sent a routine notification to his forwarding
address but got no reply. As the legal representative, It is my legal duty
to inform Ulster Bank Ltd about the sudden death of my client and to present
the Next of Kin in accordance with the Irish Probate and Inheritance
laws.This sum of 7,500,000.00 Seven Million, Five Hundred Thousand Pounds
Sterling is in the Bank right now and the interest is being rolled over
with the principal sum at the end of each year. No one will ever come
forward to claim it.

In accordance with the Irish Law on probate and Inheritance, at the
expiration of 4 (four) years, the money will revert to the ownership of the
Irish Government, if nobody applies as the Next of kin to Claim the fund.

Consequently, I shall present you to stand as the next of kin to my Late
Client so that you and I can benefit from the fruit of this old man's
labour to enhance Humanitarian Organization World wide.

For now, I alone know about his last will/Testament, as my client has great
confident in me. Everything will be left between you and I. The share would
be 50% for you and 50% for me. All I have to Do is to amend the Last
will/Testament of my late client to make you the beneficiary (next of Kin)
to the claim of the Seven Million, Five Hundred Thousand Pounds Sterling
legally.

As I am not very sure of getting your consent on the issue, I prefer not to
divulge my full identity so as not to risk being disbarred. The Irish Bar
considers it a breach of the oath of the Irish Bar. I need not emphasize to
you that the sensitivity of this issue need not be toyed with by neglecting
its confidentiality.Due to the risk involve and also the activities of
fraudsters now rampant on the Internet, and until I am sure of your
consent, full co-operation and genuine willingness to assist me for our
mutual benefit, I would prefer that we maintain correspondence by email.

Upon acceptance, I shall send to you a copy of the probate and Inheritance
return information form and the detailed Information on how this business
would be successfully transacted.At this point I want to assure you that
your true consent, full co-operation and confidentiality are all that are
required for us to take full advantage of this great
Doopportunity.
send your full names, address, and private telephone & fax numbers for easy
communication. Please note that You can only reach me at:
cole_david22@myway.com
I look forward to hear from you soon.

Yours truly

Barrister Cole David

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