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An Email with the Subject "NEXT OF KIN" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:52:35 -0800 and has been classified as a Advance Fee Fraud/419 Scam Email. The sender shows as "alex smith" <alexsmithdavidwood@gmail.com>.
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NEXT OF KINS I AM SORRY FOR CONTACTING YOU THROUGH THIS MEDIUM WITHOUT A PREVIOUS NOTICE; I HAD TO USE THE E-MAIL BECAUSE IT IS AN EASIER AND MORE CONFIDENTIAL WAY OF MAKING CONTACT WITH PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD. MY NAME IS BARRISTER DAVID ROONEY, AM FORTY FIVE (45) YEAR OLD ATTORNEY IN PRACTICE HERE IN LONDON ENGLAND . I HAD A CLIENT BY NAME MR. VICTOR MIA, A BUSINESSMAN BASED HERE IN LONDON , NOW DECEASED. MY CLIENT LOST HIS LIFE ALONGSIDE WITH HIS WIFE AND ONLY CHILD ON THE 7TH OF JULY 2005 ON A BOMB BLAST HERE IN LONDON . DETAILS OF THIS INCIDENCE CAN BE CHECKED ON THIS FOLLOWING NEWS LINK: >http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4663931.stm PRIOR TO THE DEATH OF MY LATE CLIENT HE MADE A FIXED DEPOSIT OF TEN MILLION>POUNDS IN A FINANCE HOME IN LONDON , ENGLAND . AS HIS PERSONAL ATTORNEY BEFORE HIS DEATH, I HAVE BEEN OFFICIALLY NOTIFIED AND INSTRUCTED BY THE FINANCE HOME HERE IN U.K WHERE THE MONEY IS CURRENTLY DEPOSITED THAT I PROVIDE AND FORWARD THE PARTICULARS OF MR. VICTOR?S NEXT OF KIN SO THAT THE FUNDS IN HIS ACCOUNT CAN BE REMITTED INTO HIS NEXT OF KIN'S ACCOUNT IN ACCORDANCE WITH BRITISH LAWS. HOWEVER, AS THE PERSONAL ATTORNEY AND CLOSE CONFIDENT OF LATE MR. VICTOR, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT MY LATE CLIENT DIED INTERSTATE, I.E. HE DIED WITHOUT LEAVING A WILL. HENCE, ALL MY EFFORTS TO LOCATE ANY OF HIS RELATIVE WHOM I CAN PRESENT TO THE FINANCE HOME HAS PROVED ABORTIVE.THEREFORE I AM SEEKING FOR YOUR CONSENT TO PRESENT YOU AS THE DECEASED RELATIVE/NEXT OF KINS AND SUBSEQUENTLY THE BENEFICIARY OF THE FUND SO THAT THE PROCEED OF THIS ACCOUNT VALUED AT FIVE MILLION POUNDS CAN BE PAID TO YOU FOR SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND I. 65% FOR ME, 35% FOR YOU AND THEN 5% WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR ANY EXPENSES WE MIGHT INCUR IN THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSACTION. IF YOU CAN COOPERATE WITH ME AND RECEIVE THIS FUND AS NEXT OF KIN TO MR. VICTOR, CONFIRM YOUR INTEREST BY CONTACTING ME THROUGH MY E-MAIL. I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT THE DEAL IS 100% RISK FREE BECAUSE I AM IN POSSESSION OF THE DECEASED PERSONAL FILE WHICH CONTAINS ALL INFORMATION?S WHICH I SHALL USE TO PROVE YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE DECEASED AND THEREAFTER THE MONEY WILL BE PAID INTO THE ACCOUNT OF WHOMEVER I PRESENT AS MR. VICTOR?S NEXT OF KIN WITHPROOFS THAT I WILL PRESENT TO THE BANK WHEN NEEDED. KINDLY CONFIRM THESE INFORMATION'S BELOW: 1) Your full name. 2) Phone, fax and mobile #. 3) Company name, position and address. 4) Profession, age and marital status. 5) Copy of int'l passport, driver?s linsense, or any valid ID card. A TEXT OF APPLICATION WILL BE SENT TO YOU, TO CONTACT THE FINANCE HOME WITH, FOR URGENT TRANSFER OF THE MONEY, TO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT, WHEN YOU DO RESPOND TO THIS MAIL. PLEASE REPLY THIS MESSAGE TO MY PRIVATE E-MAIL ADDRESS, THAT IS: barristers Fox babesmith2008@gmail.com NEXT OF KIN