Next of Kin Email Offers

Nothing out of the ordinary to report. A mate of mine dragged it out over 22 emails just for a laugh. I asked him to send them to me before I knew there were 22, including many large images of power of attorney, death certificates, obviously faked passport (in an effort to gain trust) etc etc about 8 in total (careful what you ask for it clogged my email for about 15 min.) I did some research to see if anybody else had come across this and found this site in about two seconds. These people obviously have some success as its a reasonably sophisticated and detailed operation.
I hope there's a way to shut them down. First email from dessi frank as below:

>From: "dessi frank" <dessifrank50@hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: dessifrank53@wanadoo.es
>To: xxxxxxxxx
>Subject:
>
>Dear xxxxx ,
>
>I am Barrister Dessi Frank,a solicitor at law,personal attorney to
>Engr.A.G.xxxxx , who used to be a contractor and importer here in Lome
>Togo. Here in after shall be referred to as my client.On the 21st of
>April 2000, my client,his wife and their only daughter were involved in
>a ghasty motor accident along Nouvissi express Road. All occupants of
>the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives.Since then I have made
>several enquiries to your embassy here to locate any of my clients
>extended family relatives,to no avail.

I forgot to mention the really worrying part. My mate was asked to fly to the country, sign off and collect the cash in person. I can't imagine anybody would do such a thing but what were the intentions of the scammer if somebody did arrive?

John Johnson" <jhn.johnson7@hotmail.com> Add to Address Book Add Mobile Alert
Subject: Dear Cote
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 21:23:57 +0000

Dear Cote,

I am John Johnson, a legal practitioner, I am the personal attorney to
Mr.
Eric C. Cote, a national Of your country, who used to work with Shell
Development Company in Lome, Togo. He used to be my client.

On the 7th June, 2004, my client, his wife and their only daughter were
involved in a car accident along Nouvissi express Road. All occupants
of the
vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several
enquiries to your embassy here to locate any of my clients extended
relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last
name
over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted
you.I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the fund valued at
US$12.5 million left behind by my client before it gets confisicated or
declared unserviceable by the Security Finance Firm where this huge
amount
were deposited.

The said Security Finance Company has issued me a notice to provide the
next
of kin or have his account confisicated within the next twenty one
official
working days.

Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over
2years
now, I seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to the
deceased
since you have the same last names, so that the proceeds of this
account can
be paid to you.

Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss
the
sharing ratio and modalities for transfer.I have all necessary
information
and legal documents needed to back you up for claim.

All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this
transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under
legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Best Regards,
John Johnson Esq


i just wanted to share my email with you, i know it is bs, lol

Yes I too received one of these emails. Boy was I gullible. I almost sent this guy $1000. I also sent a middle man a scanned copy of my drivers license.

Really stupid!! I already put a fraud alert on my credit report, but what else should I do?

Here is the letter that was sent to me:
From: susurany7000 7000 [susurany7000@yahoo.ca]
Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 3:42 AM
To: sandiggregg@verizon.net
Subject: URGENT// Sandi Shelvay

Dear Sandi Shelvay,

I am Barrister Koffi Adams (ESQ), a solicitor at law, personal attorney to Mr Morgan Shelvay, a national of your country,who worked with Shell Development Company in Republic of Togo. Here in after shall be referred to as my client.On the 18th of oct. 2001, my client ,his wife and their only daugther unfortunately lost there lives in a ghastly motor accident and since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy here to locate any of my client extended relatives,this has also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name to locate any of his relatives hence I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the fund valued at US$10.5 million left behind by my client before it gets confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Unitrust Security Company in Lome/Togo where this huge amount was deposited in a trunk box under the coverage of family valuables. The said security company has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have this box confiscated within the next twenty one official working days as they don't know the content of the box.

Since I have been unsuccessfully in locating the relatives for over 2years now,I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased,so that the proceedings of this box can be transfer to you.Therefore, on receipt of your positive response,we shall then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities for transfers as I have every necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for claim.

All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me through this email box only for more details koffi_adams120084@yahoo.ca.

Thanks and God bless
Koffi Adams(ESQ)

I received this email this morning:

Attn:XXXXXXXXX,

This is a personal email directed to you and I request that it should be treated as such.I am Frank Neo,a solicitor at law.

I am the personal attorney/sole executor to the late Mr XXXXXl, who died in a car crash with his immediate family on the 5th of Nov 2000.Since the death of my client in Nov, 2000, I have written several letters to the embassy with an intent to locate any of his extended relatives whom shall be claimants/beneficiaries of his abandoned personal estate and all such efforts have been to no avail.Moreso, I have received official letters in the last few weeks suggesting a likely proceeding for confiscation of his abandoned personal assets in line with existing laws by the bank in which my client deposited the sum of 9.8m GBP.The board of directors of the company now adopted a resolution and I was mandated to provide his next of kin for the payment of this money within the next 15 offficial working days or forfeit the money as an abandoned fund.The company had planned to invoke the abandoned property decree of 1996 to confiscate the funds after the expiration of the period given to me but after an investigation in the finance company,I found out that some members of the company wants to divert this fund into their private accounts for their own selfish interest and only want,to use the excuse that since I am not able to look for some one to make the claim,the money should be made unserviceable and that means submmitting the fund to the federal government of this country and some to the company management which is not their main intentions.

By virtue of my closeness to the deceased and his immediate family,I am very much aware of my client's financial standing.I do sincerely sympartize the death of my client,but had thought it unprofitable for his funds to be submited to the federal government of this country and the finance company where it is lodged.I have reasoned very professionally and I feel it will be legally proper to present you as the next of kin of my deceased client which is legally possible and would be done in accordance with the laws of the land.On this note I decided to search for a credible person and finding that you bear a similar last name, I was urged to contact you, that I may, with your consent, present you to the "trustee" bank as my late client's surviving family member so as to enable you put up a claim to the bank in that capacity as a next of kin of my client,so that the proceeds of this Bank Account valued at Nine Million Eight Hundred Thousand British Pounds Sterling only(9.8million ) can be paid to you,before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable to the bank where this huge deposit is lodged.Note that this is legal,and 100% risk free since I have all vitial documents that would be requested by them and that would confer you the legal right to make this claim.I find this possible for the main reason that you bear a similar last name with my client making it a lot easier for you to put up a claim in that capacity.Therefore, to facilitate the immediate reprofiling of this fund, you need, first to contact me via my alternative email address signifying your interest and as soon as I obtain your confidence, I will immediately intimate you with the complete details as well as fax you the documents, with which you are to proceed and I shall direct on how to put up an application to the bank.

HOWEVER, you will have to assent to an express agreement which I will forward to you in order to bind us in this transaction.Upon the reciept of your reply,I will send you by fax or E-mail the next step to take.I will not fail to bring to your notice that this proposal is hitch-free and that you should not entertain any fears as the required arrangements have been made for the completion of this transfer.I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me through my alternative email frankneo78@hotmail.com for better confidentiality and send to me your telephone and fax numbers to enable us discuss further about this transaction.Like I said, I require only a solemn confidentiality on this.Please let me have your opinion as soon as possible for My contact number is +447983408199 and If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not take undue advantage of the trust I have bestowed in you,I await your urgent responce.

Give me a call at your earliest convienience.

Sincererly,
Frank Neo(Esq).
+447983408199
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I responded that the whole thing was fishy, however I did give him a fax number which, of course, nothing was received. I especially pointed out the hotmail account he was using which is obviously ludicrous. Several hours later I received this:
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Dear XXXX,

Thanks for your prompt response to my mail though you are still undecided on whether to assist me and prevent the plans of the top company directors from materializing hence will suggest that you call me at your earliest convenience on +447983408199 .My prior mail to you was written as a matter of last resort because of the circumstances surrounding this claim and I know you will be wondering what the plans of the directors are but I want you to hold on while I give you the details on why I contacted you and also why this has to be kept very confidential. I contacted you because after the death of my late client, I was informed by the finance company to search for any member of his extended family (related especially consanguinally), to put up a claim, or who could be so represented as managers or trustees for his deposited funds with them which stands at over £9.8million British Pounds Sterling and due to the fact that he died with his immediate family members.

XXXX was an oil merchant and he had oil dealings around Europe and Africa. He died in 2000 at 55 along side his wife and children. They were Christians. He lived most of his years here in the U.K but travelled often and I served as his private attorney for the last 9 years proceeding his death.After preliminary efforts of search which came to no avail, We were given an ultimatum at the beginning of the new year to look for some one to come for the claim or have the funds liquidated and made unserviceable in accordance with existing laws because it will be assumed that no member of his family is alive.However,it might interest you to know that, after a thorough investigation in the finance company, I found out that some members of the company are currently planning to divert this fund for their selfish interest and only want to use the excuse that since I am not able to look for some one to make the claim, the money should be made unserviceable and that means reverting the fund to the Government while the company retains a percentage of it which is not true as they are the people trying to divert it and not the government as they are making it look like.

After unraveling their plans and professional consideration on my part, I decided to look for some one credible, with the same last name with my late client, to apply for this claim due to the fact that I have at my possession some legal documents which are very important and which might be requested by them and which can only be provided by my chambers since they have since being with us. I feel and know that you will be able to make this claim SUCCESSFULLY because of your rare last name which is the same as that of my late client's . I want you to be rest assured that this is legal with no risk involved, since all the legal documents that gives you the right to make the claim is available.

This is a deal I am offering you and I want you to know that it requires only a matured mind to understand all I am saying and I believe you are matured enough which is the reason I am going further. I am taking my time to explain all these to you now because I want you to see the reasons why this transaction has to be kept really confidential in order for us to be able to achieve our goals neatly.NOTE that if they request to know how you came to know that your family member (XXXX) had such an amount of funds with them and who contacted you, which I am not sure they will ask but in case they do ask,tell them I contacted you and they can get intouch with me for confirmation . Be informed that after a second thought,I will get 45% with 45% going to you and 10% will be shared between us for any expenses incurred during the course of the transaction and at the end of the transaction in which sharing will take place after taxes have been removed and that should be done in your country when the funds enters your account. I want you to know that I have these documents to show to you as proof but I cannot release them for your perusal now due to security reasons until I have attained your confidence.

I will provide you with any information you need as we proceed, bearing in mind that you have finally made up your mind to proceed for I do not want to jeopardize the success of this transaction which means so much to me at the moment. My private telephone number is +447983408199 making it possible for you to call me as it is very important we discuss.

Finally, you will have to accent to an express agreement I shall forward to you which is to bind us, especially after the transfer hence your urgent response is required

Regards,
Frank Neo(Esq.)
Phone:+447983408199
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No wonder he wanted the whole deal kept confidential. It is sad that people do fall for this type of scam. I also received the email at my main email address which is disturbing. I replied to this last email from him with a link to this site. I doubt I will hear from him again....I hope.

:wallbang:hi there...I would like to let every one who gets something similar NOT TO TAKE ANY NOTICE. It is just another "SCAM". I've had recibed same C... on my email on the 13/08/07... So please do not take any BS... from it.
My regards.
MARCELO

These schmucks should be shot. Look at just 2 of the e-mails they sent my family. Just read these scam letters, then scroll down to what I wrote back (I was whiney & mushy, unconcerned with any money but requested HIS help for funeral arrangements). I can guarentee the next letter he sends me will have a different tone/attitude to it and then things are going to get real fugly, and I do mean fugly. My response letter you will see at the bottom of this was nice, tomorrow's response will nail this motherless whore to the wall just like he deserves. Boy would I enjoy meeting him in a dark alley. :wallbang:

From: Barrister Mark Anthony (st_markanthonychambers5yk@yahoo.co.uk)
You may not know this sender. Mark as safe | Mark as unsafe
Sent:Thu 9/06/07 2:08 AM

BARRISTER MARK ANTHONY {SOLICITOR AT LAW}
PLOT:07 APAPA WHARF ROAD LAGOS.
Email: st_markanthonychambers5yk@yahoo.co.uk
PHONE:+234-8023016471

My Dear (my name),

Thanks for your urgent response,Please i want you to know that this transaction is over 100% risk free and legitimate, only what i need from you is your assistance to see that this inheritance fund is transfered out of the deposited bank .I can assured you that everything has been put in place to make sure that the bank releases this fund to you once we apply with an application form i will attach to you upon your reply to this message.

And for your information,be aware that you don't have to travel down here for this transaction,I am here to represent you and to carry out every necessary legal procedures on your behalf before the bank will make the transfer of the inheritance fund in your account.

All i need do is to present you to the Bank as the next of kin to my late client so that this $7,5Million dollars will be transfered to you,then I will come over to your country to meet with you for the sharing as we agreed on sharing ratio and for the re-investment of a large part of my share umder you care and custody,based on what is legally termed a Blind Trust.

Let me go straight to explain more on the event that led to this before I expatiate on the project proper. The deceased, my late client Mr.Mathew J.Ercolani,was a big customer of the Guaranty Trust Bank plc, he operated a coded Domiciliary account with them and died in a motor accident on the 21st April 2002.No bodies were recovered from the accident site because of very poor rescue facilities,so the bodies were burnet beyond recognition. However they were given a ceremonial mass burial near the accident site.

Normally, when something like this happens in the bank, it is reported to the management. The Management can only wait for some time for a next of kin to show up without publishing it or making it public based on their selfish interest.Therefore, it is not published and the bank only waits for the heir to show up as the availability of such funds are expected to be in the late "customers will"which would be the only source of knowledge of it by anybody who is entitled to such estate.

To explain myself properly to you again, I am his personal Attorney and the whole information concerning his account is my file.I can assure you that this transaction is 100% risk free ,legal and straight forwar. I have a family and i will not like anything that will bring a bad reputation to them in future.I also have to secure my Legal licence as any leakage of this transaction can cost me my legal practice,hence I will appreciate your honesty and confidentiality.

The procedure of establishing the next of kin would be taken care by me since this has to be certified by his account file information i have in my office, do not worry about this.

For us to proceed i will like you to forward below information to me immediately so that i will be more confidence on the person i am dealing with.

1.Your full names.
2.Your mailing address .
3.A copy of your picture identification,i.e.driver's licence or international passport.

What i need from you mostly is truth and honesty .I will be happy if you and your husband are God fearing people who will not sit on my own share after receiving the fund in your account.

Waiting your urgent response for us to proceed through my private and confidential email address: st_markanthonychambers5yk@yahoo.co.uk

Best regards,
Barrister Mark Anthony (Esq.)



Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2007 06:57:40 +0100
From: st_markanthonychambers5yk@yahoo.co.uk
Subject: Update:After our telephone conversation



My Dear (my name),

How are you doing my sister,I hope all is well with you and your husband.Sequel to our telephone conversation yesterday.I have finaly submitted your information to the bank as the next of kin to my late client.Please always let me know anytime the bank reaches you, so that i can advise you.

I will call you again today,meanwhile i am still looking forward to receive the requested information from you.

Looking forward to hear from you.

Best Regards,
Barrister Mark Anthony (Esq).

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RE: Update:After our telephone conversation
From: (my name)
Sent:Sat 9/08/07 6:10 AM
To: Barrister Mark Anthony (st_markanthonychambers5yk@yahoo.co.uk)





Hi Mark Anthony,

I'm sure you will understand how devastated my entire family in the USA is about this tragic death. What an awful way to leave this world, in such a violent accident. We are just sick over this news. Are you 100% sure there were no "remains" (I don't even feel comfortable using that term for a family member I never even had the opportunity to meet.) My family is actually quite religious when it comes to death and we want to come there and have some sort of ceremony with a Priest in a church and hopefully put his remains to rest someplace where he can have peaceful closure. Would you happen to know of any special places where he enjoyed to spend time, or maybe a favorite vacation spot where he really felt at peace? We have been working on having our family tree traced for awhile now and have been looking forward for quite sometime to meet all of our European relatives so this news is especially disturbing.

I really appriciate your kindness and the personal time you have spent to find us. Most people wouldn't even care, and although we are grieving for a family member we never got to meet we still want you to know how grateful we are for your efforts in contacting us even though it is bad news.

Do you think there is any way you could make the final arrangements for Mathew? We had a family meeting, all the aunts, uncles, cousins & our parents / in-laws and we all seem to agree that any remains should be creamated and placed in a very elegant (tasteful & plain, NOT gaudy or fancy, please) urn with some elegant engraving on sterling silver with his full name, date of birth, date of death and maybe a small phrase about him or some favorite hobby he enjoyed (we really need your help on this since we never met him) OR a small phrase like "Although the world kept us apart we will keep you in our hearts forever" and then "From your loving family, The Ercolani's" You see, being so far away and unfamiliar with the available services in his area it's impossible for us to take care of this ourselves. Right now we are just trying to make some kind of travel arrangements for everyone and that is very overwhelming at this point in time.

Right now this is our main concern, closure for the family and putting our deceased relative to rest in peace. We thank you for your help.

Just received this winner and want to let everyone know about it. I checked and there are no registered lawyers or law firms by that name in Malaysia. This is a real disgusting display of human greed.

GAFARI LAW CHAMBERS (A) BHD
GAFARI LAW CHAMBERS
SOLICITORS AND ADVOCATE
NO. 23 Jalan Razak lsmail,
Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA .



Dear Christopher Mollo,

I am Barr Gafari M. Kadiri, Barrister at law. A deceased client of mine,by name
Mr. Micheal Mollo, who here in after shall be referred to as my client, died as the result of a heart-related condition in November 2004. His heart condition was due to the death of all the members of his family in the Gulf Air Flight Crashes in Persian Gulf Near Bahrain Aired August 23, 2000 - 2:50 p.m. ET as reported on: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIP.../23/bn.08.html
I have contacted you to assist in distributing the money left behind by my client before it is confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this deposit valued at $5.5million US dollars is lodged.

The holding institute has issued me a notice to contact the next of kin,or the account will be confiscated. My proposition to you is to seek your consent to present you as the next-of-kin and beneficiary to my late client, since you have the same last name,so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you. Then we can share the amount on a mutually agreed-upon percentage.

All legal documents to back up your claim as my client's next of kin will be secured gradually and forwarded to you. All I require is your honesty, cooperation to enable us see this transaction through.This will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

If this business proposition offends your moral values, do accept my apology. Please contact me at once to indicate your interest.

GAFARI LAW CHAMBERS (A) BHD
GAFARI LAW CHAMBERS
SOLICITORS AND ADVOCATE
NO. 23 Jalan Razak lsmail,
Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA .


Dear James Mellarkey,

I am Barr Gafari M. Kadiri, Barrister at law. A deceased client of mine,by name
Mr. Micheal Mellarkey, who here in after shall be referred to as my client, died as the result of a heart-related condition in November 2004. His heart condition was due to the death of all the members of his family in the Gulf Air Flight Crashes in Persian Gulf Near Bahrain Aired August 23, 2000 - 2:50 p.m. ET as reported on: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIP.../23/bn.08.html
I have contacted you to assist in distributing the money left behind by my client before it is confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this deposit valued at $5.5million US dollars is lodged.

The holding institute has issued me a notice to contact the next of kin,or the account will be confiscated. My proposition to you is to seek your consent to present you as the next-of-kin and beneficiary to my late client, since you have the same last name,so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you. Then we can share the amount on a mutually agreed-upon percentage.

All legal documents to back up your claim as my client's next of kin will be secured gradually and forwarded to you. All I require is your honesty, cooperation to enable us see this transaction through.This will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

If this business proposition offends your moral values, do accept my apology. Please contact me at once to indicate your interest.

Regards,
Barr Gafari M. Kadiri .ESQ.
Senior Advocate/Solicitor

I got one too...from mr.fredolu22@hotmail.com

scam... :mad: i hate this kind of people - greedy sonofvavitches

Dear Sevilla,

I am Fredrick Olusoga ,the Branch Manager of United Bank for Africa Plc Marina branch Lagos.

Sometime in 1999, a certain consultant/contractor Mr. Glen Sevilla ,a national Of your country who used to work with Shell

Development oil co-operation made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$18.5 million with

UBA.

This customer,his wife and their only daughter were involved in a car accident along Nouvissi express Road. All occupants of

the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy here to locate any of

his extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to track his

last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.

I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the fund valued at US$18.5 million which he left behind before it gets

confiscated or declared unserviceable by this Finance Firm where this huge amount were deposited.

The bank has issued a notice to seeing the next of kin or have his account confiscated within the next twenty one official

working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for many years now, I seek the consent to present you as the next of

kin to the deceased since you have the same last names, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you.

Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities for transfer. I have

all necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for claim. All I require from you is your honest

cooperation to enable us see this transaction through.

I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.Send

the following information: Send Your Direct Mobile Phone Number and your private E-mail ID to My private

E-mail:mrfredolu1@myway.com

Anticipating your soonest response.

Best Regards.

Fredrick Olusoga

this is the email i got from mr.fredolu35@hotmail.com. its kinda amazing/pathetic :rolleyes: to how far a person would go to get money.

Dear Carson,

I am Fredrick Olusoga ,the Branch Manager of United Bank for Africa Plc Marina branch Lagos.a

Sometime in 1999, a certain consultant/contractor Mr. Glen A. Carson,a national Of your country who used to work with Shell Development oil co-operation made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$18.5 million with UBA.

This customer,his wife and their only daughter were involved in a car accident along Nouvissi express Road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there lives. Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy here to locate any of his extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to track his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.

I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the fund valued at US$18.5 million which he left behind before it gets confiscated or declared unserviceable by this Finance Firm where this huge amount were deposited.

The bank has issued a notice to seeing the next of kin or have his account confiscated within the next twenty one official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for many years now, I seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased since you have the same last names, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you.

Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities for transfer. I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for claim. All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through.

I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.Send the following information: Send Your Direct Mobile Phone Number and your private E-mail ID to My private E-mail:mrolufred@myway.com

Anticipating your soonest response.

Best Regards.
Fredrick Olusoga

Folks, these e-mails are not just harmless pranks.

The bad guys use them to put bots on your computer (which cannot be deleted) to use your computer to send more spam.

You shouldn't even open these e-mails!

You describe why people (particulary those on Windows machines) should use anti-virus software. But in the absence of an attachment, I am not aware of any modern email client that is vulnerable to a virus or worm embedded in html mail, and in my experience even that isn't an issue because most of these emails come as simple, text mail.

If you're in the habit of opening attachments from people you don't know, you should make sure that you subscribe to anti-viral software and keep your subscriptions up-to-date.

For Windows users, there are a couple of free programs you can use to clean spyware and malware from your computer as a matter of periodic maintenance. Spybot and Ad-Aware.

Hello Everyone;

I just received this morning, an email scam. It is basically word from word, as others have already posted. That I may be the next of kin, from a father & daughter that were killed in a car accident in April 2000, on Kpalime Express Road, in Lome Tago. Mauricee Egobekke set me this email, stating that there is $18.5 million US, waiting for me.

I guess I'll have to continue on buy the 649, for my millions.

Janice
Canada

I reply requesting a $10,000.00 'good faith' payment
upfront to make things go smooth

So far. . . no takers

I am so glad for forums. This is how this scam started almost like others but with a twist. I belong to a christian dating site called fusion101. A nigerian named collis wrote me. We like others wrote back. Then he emailed me in my regular email box and then he wanted me to marry him. He told me his dad was poisoned by his business partners and barrister is who I should contact concerning an inheritence. He was nice and what bothered me was when he talked about his son meaning my son. He asked me for some information. I gave him information that people would know on sites. First this attorney named barrister queency harold lawfirm was contacted. He contacted me back agreeing to situation. When he contacted me again. It came up Barrister Tony Abbas and my email address nor his was in the address spot. I thought that was weird. He asked me for more information but not a bank account nor social. The guy wrote me names p_collis24@yahoo.com form the christian site requested over and over to contact him we have a few weeks to be married and he loved me. Well yesterday my intuition said type Tony Abbas nigerian attorney which scam came up he is from lagos Nigeria. When I put a hit on Patrick collis and queency chanber nothing showed up. He is now saying that he is not lying to me. So I am just going to email the fraud letter to him and block him. He said the attorney would get 60% and me $40%. I think it is bad that they are going through dating sites so beware.

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I am so glad for forums. This is how this scam started almost like others but with a twist. I belong to a christian dating site called fusion101. A nigerian named collis wrote me. We like others wrote back. Then he emailed me in my regular email box and then he wanted me to marry him. He told me his dad was poisoned by his business partners and barrister is who I should contact concerning an inheritence. He was nice and what bothered me was when he talked about his son meaning my son. He asked me for some information. I gave him information that people would know on sites. First this attorney named barrister queency harold lawfirm was contacted. He contacted me back agreeing to situation. When he contacted me again. It came up Barrister Tony Abbas and my email address nor his was in the address spot. I thought that was weird. He asked me for more information but not a bank account nor social. The guy wrote me names p_collis24@yahoo.com form the christian site requested over and over to contact him we have a few weeks to be married and he loved me. Well yesterday my intuition said type Tony Abbas nigerian attorney which scam came up he is from lagos Nigeria. When I put a hit on Patrick collis and queency chanber nothing showed up. He is now saying that he is not lying to me. So I am just going to email the fraud letter to him and block him. He said the attorney would get 60% and me $40%. I think it is bad that they are going through dating sites so beware.

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Okay, that scares me more than the scam....

Just received this in my facebook in box:

FROM THE DESK OF:
Barrister Tanko Atanda
The principal partner,
Huckson Chambers,
No.01 Rue Avenida,
Lome-Togo.

Dear Friend

I am Barrister Tanko Atanda, an Attorney at law, and the Personal lawyer to Mr.P.A Dickson a foreigner who used to work with Shell International Republic of Togo, Hereinafter shall be referred to as my client.

As it may interest you to know, Your contact was giving to me by divine aspiration when I was searching for whom to effect this with as I was going through some directories. I decided to contact you in order to champion such a business magnitude without any problem.

On the 21st of September 2001, my client,his wife and their two children were involved in a car accident along Kara-Sokode expressway while arriving from a Holiday to Lome. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.

Since then, I have made several inquiries to their embassy to locate any of their extended relatives and this has also proved unsuccessful. I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the fund valued at US$8.3m,(Eight million and three hundred thousand United States Dollars), left behind by my client before it gets confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Security Finance Firm where this huge amount were deposited. The said Security Finance Company has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin to the deceased to have the consignment within the next twenty one official working days, which I promised to contact the next relative as you.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2
years now, I seek your consent to present as the next of kin to the deceased since you have the same last names, so that the proceeds of this consignment can be released to you.

Therefore, I will not fail to inform you that this transaction is 100% risk free. All I require from you is your honest co-operation to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. write to me through my private email address ---barr_atanda7712@yahoo.com.ph

Sincerely,
Barrister Tanko Atanda

Sometimes it's hard to believe that people fall for these....

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You describe why people (particulary those on Windows machines) should use anti-virus software. But in the absence of an attachment, I am not aware of any modern email client that is vulnerable to a virus or worm embedded in html mail, and in my experience even that isn't an issue because most of these emails come as simple, text mail.
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Aaron ... there are such critters out there for sure.

The spammers are getting pretty danged smart.

email them back and suggest more police patols on Kpalime express Road.
seems alot of people die there hu?

ive got the same mail too!
where should we report these kind of things?
im on it!
has any one know what should we do now?


here is this mail i recieved a few days ago:

Dear xxxx,
Iam sorry if this proposal or information of mine may be a disturbance or harrassment,even embrassment because all i need is your fully help in this transaction.

Well,i am Barrister Ali Bello, a solicitor at law,personal attorney to Senior Engineer.xxxx,who used to work with Shell Development Company in Lome Togo. Here in after shall be referred to as my client.

On the 21st of April 2006, my client, his wife and their only daughter were involved in a car accident along Nouvissi express Road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.
Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy here to locate any of my clients extended relatives,this has also proved unsuccessful.After these several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to track his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.or if have you has thesame last name of my late client,you are welcome to claim this fund as far as you share thesame last name.

I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the fund valued at USD$9.5 Million left behind by my client before it get confisicated or declared unserviceable by the UTB(UNION TOGOLAISE BANK)here in Lome-Togo,where this huge amount were deposited.
And now the bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have his account confisicated within the next twenty one official working days.

Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 2years now, I seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased since you have the same last name,so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you.
Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities for transfer.
I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for claim.
All i require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through.I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any branch of the law.

Please reply to my private email ID,(alibello1964@yahoo.in
Remain bless,
Best Regards,
Barr.Ali Bello.E

I received this message today (not through email though) and I thought it was legit for 0.5 seconds b/c I do happen to have a rich godfather named Sean Jackson who I haven't been in contact with since I was a child, but as far as I know, he's still alive and kicking.

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Barr. Wong Yam
Chen,Cheung & Wong
Solicitors & Advocates of
the Supreme Court of China
16th Floor, One Harbourfront
19 Tak Fung St
China.

Dear **** Jackson,

I am Barrister Wong Yam,a solicitor at law and a personal attorney to Late Mr. Sean Jackson a national of your country here in after shall be referred to as my client.My client was an oil consultant / contractor with China Shell Petroleum Corporation

Late Mr. Sean and his family died on May 12, 2008 in Sichuan province of China earthquake during his business trip to the province.You can read more about the earthquake through the below site:http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/may/12/china

Since then I have made several enquiries to locate any of my clients extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessfull,he did not leave a will and all attempts to trace his next of kin were fruitless.

I have contacted you to assist in repartrating fund valued at Ten Million United States Dollars only(US$10,000.000.00)left behind by my client with a Finance Firm before it gets confisicated or declared unserviceable by the Finance Firm where this amount were deposited.The Director of the Finance Firm contacted me on 15-08-2009 and asked that I as the attorney to late Mr. Sean should present either his cousins or his next of kin so that they will release and transfer the fund left in their custody to them.I therefore made further investigation in the bank and discovered that he did not mention any next of kin or relatives in all his official documents, including the forms he filled during the time he was making the deposit.At this stage, I became interested and started making plans on how to transfer this fund the total sum of Ten Million United States dollars only(USD$10M),into a foreign account knowing fully well that according to the laws of China Section 8 Sub-Section 2, paragraph IX states that at the expiration of 3years, any unclaimed fund shall be reverted into the escrow account of China Government if nobody puts claims of ownership of the said fund.

Ever since then, I have made several attempts to locate any of his cousins or next of kin so that they will come forward to put in claims to the said fund but unfortunately, I discovered that in all his files with my chambers,he never metioned having any relatives nor cousin's. After several attempts to trace any of his relative,I decided to search for a reliable,honest and trustworthy person to entrust this business with hence I contacted you.

One fact remains clear,that anybody I present to the bank as his next of kin, shall inherit the fund and it is based on this fact that I ask you to get back to me immediately so that we both will discuss on terms of pertnership in this issue so that I will forward your name to the bank as his legitimate next of kin.

Be advised that this transaction is 100% risk-free as this transaction will remain sealed for life at the conclusion which will not take more than 2 weeks.

I await your immediate response so that I will give you a more comprehensive detail as regards to this transaction.

Thanks and remain blessed in anticipation of your understanding.

Barrister Wong Yam Esq.
Principal Attorney,
China.
Contact me on my private email; ( wongyam.attorney@yahoo.co.uk )

Exactly how stupid are you?

This is a scam. All of these are scams. Only really stupid or greedy people fall for them.

This is a legal forum, not the stupid internet scam forum.

Attn:Mears,

With warm heart I offer my friendship, and greetings,and I hope this mail meets you in good
time. However strange or surprising this contact might seem to you as we have not met
personally or had any dealings in the past,I humbly ask that you take due consideration of
its importance and immense benefit. I duly apologize for infringing on your privacy, if this
contact is not acceptable to you as I make this proposal to you as a person of integrity.I am Barrister Koffi Lawson a solicitor at law, personal attorney to Mr.A.G.Mears, a national of your country,who used to work with Shell Development Company in Lome Togo. Here in after shall be referred to as my client.

On the 21st of April 2005, my client,his wife and their only daughter were involved in car accident along Karra express Road. All of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy here to locate any of my clients extended relatives,this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to contact you,I got your contact in a library department of American embassy here in lome togo. I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the fund valued at US$6.5 million left behind by my client before it gets confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Security Finance Firm where this huge amount was deposited. The said Security Firm has for sometime now issued me a notice to provide the next of kin of my client or his account shall be declared dormant or possibly confiscated.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2years now, I seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased since you have the same last names, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you.Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities for transfer.I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for claim. All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through.I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in with me via this email address(kf.lawson@live.fr) for further clarification towards this project.

Best Regards.
Koffi Lawson Esq

Ugh...someone please tell me people aren't still being taken in by these very obvious scams...

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Hi everyone, i just had some mails from my facebook account. I really believed in those, because it seemed that i couldnt loose something and he send me his passport's copy etc. I just give him my name, address, occupation, age, marital status and cellphone number. He also wanted my ID copy but I havent send it yet. Than i found this forum, thanks for everyone who wrote these posts. I just feel bad and afraid.

I want to know is there something that he can do with my data?

I hope someone with knowledge answers me.

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Hi everyone, i just had some mails from my facebook account. I really believed in those, because it seemed that i couldnt loose something and he send me his passport's copy etc. I just give him my name, address, occupation, age, marital status and cellphone number. He also wanted my ID copy but I havent send it yet. Than i found this forum, thanks for everyone who wrote these posts. I just feel bad and afraid.

I want to know is there something that he can do with my data?

I hope someone with knowledge answers me.

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Why would you DO that?!

Yes. With the information you provided it's possible that your identity could be compromised.

Please - don't EVER do anything like that. If something sounds to good to be true, it generally is.

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Why would you DO that?!

Yes. With the information you provided it's possible that your identity could be compromised.

Please - don't EVER do anything like that. If something sounds to good to be true, it generally is.

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What do you mean with compromised? English is not my mother language, sorry.