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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:
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • peterbright_1@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Peter=20Bright?= <peterbright_1@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: queenschamber_8@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 01:23:09 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: FROM QUEENSCHAMBERS


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: peterbright_1@yahoo.co.uk

QUEENSCHAMBERS.

King's College London

Strand

London WC2R 2LS

England

United Kingdom.


Atten: Friend,


It is great to introduce you to this transaction on behalf of the

Trustees and Executors to the Will of our late client.

I wish to notify you that you were listed as a beneficiary to

the total sum of £5,600,000.00GBP (Five million six hundred thousand

British pounds) in the codicil and last testament of the deceased.

Until his death he was a major share holder in big companies which

include textile and construction companies.

He was a very great philanthropist during his life time.He died

on 9th January 2004 at the age of 68.He was buried on the 3rd of

February.Even though he was a foreigner living and working here

in Uk, he requested before his death that he be buried here in

his words,

"I regard here as My home and the people as my people".

We therefore reckoned that you can receive this funds as you

are qualified by your name identity. All the legal papers will

be processed on your response. In your acceptance of this deal,

we request that you kindly forward any proof of identities of

yours, your current telephone and fax numbers and forwarding

address to enable us file necessary documents at the high

court probate division for the release of this sum of money.

We both have major rule to play in this transaction as we

do all that is humanly relevant to making sure that success

is achived soon.


I await to hear from you soon.


Peter Bright Esq.





- Peter Bright

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