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Breaking News at 29th March 2008
The silly
season has started again. Currently a spate of fraudulent emails are
being received by a number of our customers.
Some of these emails state that the recipient has won the National
Lottery, or that a cheque has been awarded for some obscure reason,
and even that money needs to be repatriated from a far flung
country.
It is worth noting that emails like this are designed to offer the
prospect of huge sums of money, whilst in reality the senders of
emails such as these are attempting to acquire your personal details
for reasons that are less than law abiding.
Many people have been taken in by emails promising money for
nothing, and after the alleged transactions have been completed, the
reality of these scams becomes apparent.
One such email promising money for nothing, makes a statement about
the passing of a "rich client" whom has a vast fortune. The
statement usually goes on to say that the client passed away without
any traceable relatives, and that the person writing the email to
you claims to be solicitor to the deceased.
The solicitor quickly states that you are required to provide
personal details in order for the transaction to begin, and that
after everything is completed, you will be entitled to a share in
the "fortune".
Dozens of people have felt the obligation to provide "help" to these
people, expecting to get money for nothing. However, after lots of
communication back and forth, the only money changing hands, will be
from the person thinking they are "helping out".
This can be accomplished in two ways:
1) When you are requested to telephone the details in an email, the
telephone number may be charging you upwards of £1.50 a minute - if
you are on the phone for twenty minutes a day for just ten days that
is a total cost of £300!
2) The recipient will be asked to provide a "security deposit" to
prove sincerity. As soon as the deposit is provided though, it is
usually the last time the victim of this sort of scam will have
contact with the persons that initiated the scam.
The final thing to note is that these sorts of scams, even if they
are genuine, are fraudulent. Engaging in any sort of fraudulent
activity is illegal and could land you in prison, a large fine, or
both.
Our advice is beware of any and all emails offering money for
nothing. We do recommend that you forward any such emails to your
local police, as the more the local authorities know about this, the
better they will be able to deal with it.
If you are in any doubt about this, or have been getting emails like
this, send us an
email and we will do our best to
provide you with a recommendation. Do note however, that our
recommendations are NOT legal advice in any way shape or form. You
should always seek legal advice from a practicing law firm.
An example of the sort scam emails described above is given below:
From The
Office
Barr. Prebu Guchee
Bangkok, Thailand.
Greetings to you,
With warm heart I offer my
friendship, and greetings,
and
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, am
Barr. Prebu Guchee. am the
Personal Attorney who
represented the interest of
one Mr. Hans Busch an
Agriculturist who until his
untimely death lived and
made
a living as an
Agriculturist.
I humbly ask that you take
due consideration of its
importance and the immense
benefit it will be to both
of
us. After careful
consideration am soliciting
for your
assistance based on this
proposition below,
PROPOSITION:
Mr. Hans Busch, an Austrian
66 years of age and a very
prosperous farmer and a
business man made a huge
deposit
for investment in the sum of
US$23,500,000. = (Twenthy-Three
Million
Five Hundred Thousand US
Dollars) he named his wife
Mrs. Silvia Busch as
the NEXT OF KIN to his
estate.
Unfortunately Sir and Mrs.
Silvia Busch were killed in
the
December 26, 2004 Thailand
Tsunami that destroyed,
killing
Thousands of people and 665
others were declared
missing.
You can view my client and
her lovely wife by visiting:
http://missingpersons.or.th/lostform_foundlistdetail.php?lost_id=200412311955
I have made several
enquiries to locate any of
my clients
extended relatives, through
the Austrian High Commission
here in Bangkok but to no
avail and unsuccessful.
I have contacted you to
assist in repatriating the
fund
left behind by my late
client because the bank have
asked
me as his lawyer to produce
his next of kin, the banking
system here in Thailand
stipulates that if such
money remains with the
bank for a period of 4
years it will be transferred
into the coffers of
Her Majesty's (THE QUEEN)
account of the Treasury In
order to avoid
this evelopment. I
guarantee that this will be
executed under a
legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any
breach of the law of your
country and my Country too
as a professional legal
attorney in this
field.
If you are interested in
assisting me with this
matter, please, send to
me urgently via my email
the following details below:
1. Your full names.
2. Your Private telephone
and fax number (urgent)
3. Your date of birth (Age)
and proof that you can
handle
such a huge amount of money
and that you are a
responsible
and very a serious person.
Based on this opportunity,
upon receiving the above
details from you, I will
work out every
document/proof
representing you as the
deceased BONA-FIDE distant
Relative and when this is
done, you will be contacted
by
the bank for the release and
collection of the fund,
which
will be within two week of
my receiving the above
details
from you.
I will meet with you in your
country after the funds have
been released to you and
also to discuss investment
Potentials and have my share
of the money.
May I assure you that this
transaction is 100% risk
free,
as I have taken care of all
necessary modalities as his
ATTORNEY to enable a
hitch-free transaction.
I await your Favorable
response.
Yours sincerely,
Barr. Prebu Guchee.
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