Weird Email Scam

Falkirk_Bairn

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Just got sent this:

Dear Friend,

I apologize if the contents hereunder are contrary
to your moral ethics, but please treat it with absolute
secrecy and personal courtesy. I am John Briggs an Auditor
of a commercial Bank here in the United Kingdom,in the
process of auditing our bank accounts I and one of my
colleagues discovered that there is a dormant account valued at the sum
£18,700,000.00 (eighteen million seven
hundred thousand British Pounds)and after due verification of his
account we discovered that the account owner is late and that is why
the account has been dormant and as such a £18,700,000.00
has been lying in the bank unclaimed.

The idea of presenting somebody who is not related to
our deceased customer to act as his next of kin came
into our mind,that is how and why we have contacted you
to present you as his next of kin, so that the
£18,700,000.00 will be paid to you and we can both
disburse the fund according to the percentage we will
agree on. In view of this, I am seeking for your co-operation and
understanding to stand as the next of kin to our deceased customer, to
enable us claim the fund from my bank.
Hence, if this proposal is OK by you and you do not
wish to take undue advantage of my trust, then I hope to bestow on you.

Please kindly get back to me immediately, strictly via
my private email address only: to enable me enlightens
you on how we are to proceed.
On getting your response, we shall agree on the percentage
of disbursing the £18,700,000.00 between us, as we
intend to invest part of our own share in real estate business in your
country,and we would appreciate if you can put us in the right part
investing in your Country.

I will not contact any person or company until I hear from
you, so as to enable me decides on what to do next.
Be rest assured that this business is 100% risk free.
We wait for your prompt response.

Regards,
Mr.John Briggs

NB: PLEASE NOTE THAT IT DOES NOT MATTER IF YOU ARE NOT
RELATED TO MY LATE CUSTOMER; THE FUND WILL STILL BE PAID
TO YOU, SINCE WE ARE PRESENTING YOU AS HIS NEXT OF KIN


How could anyone possibly think this is real? The email doesn't even say my name at the top and it come from a hotmail address. what's the bets that if i email back i will need to pay £50 to process the money lol.

Might email back and string him along to make him think he has made some easy money...
 
its a sad but true fact that some people do fall for these emails and get so excited in the process they send money off to the scammers to (as you say) proces the money
 
that exact scam been around for a few years, just e-mail addy changed.

just cut and paste "I apologize if the contents hereunder" into google and u will get 1000's of hits.

you can e-mail back for a laugh but be prepared for for loads of junk e-mail when they realise u wont respond and they move on. If its an e-mail you can abandon then do it, if its 1 u need then delete is best option.
 
I've had that a few times.............if only it was true :proud:
 
It is a shame but people do still fall for things like this,you'd think with all the publicity with these kind of things that people would learn..........
 
You guys are soooo wrong, this is NOT a scam - only last month I was presented at the Royal Bank of Scotland as the next of kin for the late Sir Freddie Laker and was able to transfer his unclaimed personal fortune of £57.06p

My new buddies and myself then went for a slap up meal at Nardini's in Largs - and YES we did sample their world famous ice-cream.
 
I'm affraid that just because some one has the ability to operate the basic functions of a computer, this doesn't mean they have the ability to think. They are abviously both stupid and greedy, and deserve nothing but the contempt they bring upon themselves.
 
My new buddies and myself then went for a slap up meal at Nardini's in Largs - and YES we did sample their world famous ice-cream.

OMG! You've given me a craving for Nardini's and I'm about 350 miles away from Largs.:feck:

And for all those who haven't had the pleasure, it is the best ice-cream in the world.
 
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