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An Email with the Subject "Very Urgent Response Needed" was received in one of Scamdex's honeypot email accounts on Mon, 15 Feb 2010 05:49:58 -0800 and has been classified as a Advance Fee Fraud/419 Scam Email. The sender shows as "Barr.Kelvin Jones" <barr.kelvinjones1@gmail.com>.
The email address was probably spoofed. Do not reply to or contact any persons or organizations referenced in this email, or follow any URLs as you may expose yourself to scammers and, at the very least, you will be added to their email address lists for spam purposes.
Dear Friend, Sorry for the inconveniences of sending you this proposal. However, it is necessitated because of the urgency it demands. I am a Lawyer by profession, i major in International Banking Laws/Investment. I have a deceased private client who left a deposit of $18.000.000 USD with a UK bank. He left no WILL neither did he leave any Next of Kin to inherit this fund. The bank has contacted me as his Lawyer to locate any close associate or family member to claim this fund. I shall be willing to submit your references for this claim only on the understanding that the funds be split 60-40 between us, with higher share being mine. If you are interested in this proposal,please get back to me at once with your full detailed information: 1) Full Names 2) Date of Birth 3) country of Origin 4) Occupation 5) Marital Status 6) Contact Address/Phone numbers. Anticipation your swift response. Regards, Kelvin Jones Esq.