Dodgy email re: funds from account abroad

rachel019102

Hi Just thought I'd let you all know about this dodgy email I recieved.
I think it is a fake and wont be contacting the woman as I have no relatives of that name or know anyone who was in that country at the time.

I dont know how they got my email, thats the worrying thing!

Here is some of the email:

Bearing in mind the nature of the content of this letter coming from a person without any referral, I apologize for any inconvenience, but please read and objectively consider if we can work together.

I am Mrs. Mariah Binti Omar, a legal practitioner with MARIAH & CO;. This involves a foreign client of mine Late Mr. Chade T. Barrow; who died along with his wife and two children on December 2004, in Malaysia. The cause of his death was due to the unfortunate Tsunamis attack which occurred on the 27th December 2004 which took the lives of thousands of every Nationality, as being documented first page on: http://news.adventist.org/data/2004/11/1104252432/index.html.en

I am contacting you because you have the same surname as my deceased client and I felt that you could help me in the distribution of funding that were left in my deceased client's bank account. This funding is closed to be declared un-serviceable by the bank as there were no indicated next of kin or next of beneficiary of the funding in the bank account.

My client had an investment on fixed deposit of value $12.5USD (Twelve Million Five Hundred Thousand (United States Dollars) deposited in a private bank here with no nominated successor in title over this investment. This bank has issued me a notice to contact the next of Kin, or the account will be confiscated and I want you to assist in distributing the money left behind, otherwise it will be sent to the treasury by the bank.

I have already developed a full proof, legal and totally risk free means through which the fund can be released to you within a very short time after due documentation and authentication process. The strategy is to use my position and influence as the lawyer of the deceased to present you as the next of Kin and beneficiary of the deposit so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you.

I want to assure you that I have concluded all local modalities for the successful completion of this within 10 banking days of your agreement to proceed with me as the required assistance are perfected to be safe and without any breach of law.

Please contact me at once to indicate your interest. I will like you to acknowledge the receipt of this e-mail as soon as possible via my private EMAIL: ([EMAIL="mariahlawchambers@hotmail.com"]mariahlawchambers@hotmail.com[/EMAIL]) and treat with absolute confidentiality and sincerity. I look forward to your quick reply.


Best regards,
Mariah Binti Omar Esq.



What does every think? The private email bit got me!

real1314

Yet another variation on the 419 scam - try googling "419 scam" and you see dozens, should also see 419eater - they scam the scammers!

rachel019102

I've just googled 419scam and I can't believe how much info is on it!!!

I've never heard of it before, what a good job I'm not stupid and didn't reply, I'm just going to delete it!

MothballsWallet

There's a lot of these going round: the "419" bit of the name is supposed to be the section in the Nigerian Penal Code that covers this offence since the original scammers were Nigerian (their government is also good at supporting piracy and passing it off as mutinies by the crews of attacked ships - my dad told about a Dutch ship that was attacked by pirates off Nigeria, and the Nigerians called it "mutiny" and did nothing else).

Bamber19

don't woprry about it, they got your email address from either software tht generates email addresses, buying info from various places or using software that basically googles the @ symbol and stores any email addresses it finds, they wont personally know who they're emailing and sent out the same email to thousands of people at the same time.

webbo100

The usual giveaway with these scams is to look at thier email address. Why on earth would a law firm have to rely on a hotmail account :rolleyes:

C_Ronaldo

Just report it as spam, no need to post it on here

trisontana

I have just received an email saying I have won the "Oxford International Lottery" which, for some reason has an address in Birmingham. When I checked the post-code in the address it turns out it's for the Birmingham Hippodrome. I suppose it's appropriate that the people sending out the emails are a bunch of clowns.

Anetares

http://www.met.police.uk/fraudalert/419.htm

The above link is to the Met Fraud Alert service, with warnings pertaining to the 419 scam which have been issued by the Economic Specialist Crimes Unit. It explains how this type of fraud works and has a 'what to do if...' section. They advise you never to reply to these in any circumstance, and to forward the original mail to the ISP or mail provider of the sender.

As for this particular letter.. It just shows that more and more stupid people are being given access to the internet.

relay

What exactly is a Tsunami 'attack'?? Is it like a water powered suicide bomb?