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Be Warned this is not real!!!!!!!!

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Cheryl

Cheryl Report 30 Apr 2008 13:51

Hi

Thought I would post this as I have just received this in my email box with the heading:

MY REGARDS TO YOUR FAMILY:

DEAR FRIEND,
I AM BARRISTER THOMAS DEDEM, PERSONAL ATTORNEY TO LATE MRS. LILIANEJOHNSON; SHE IS A CONTRACTOR WITH ELF/TEXACO OIL COMPANY.

I AM SOLICITING FOR YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE AND PARTNERSHIP IN REGARDS TOLATE MRS. LILIANE JOHNSON ESTATES.

JUST BEFORE SHE PASS AWAY AFTER A HEART FAILURE, SHE MADE A DEPOSITAMOUNTING SEVENTY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ($75,000,000.00) INHER OFFSHORE BANK ACCOUNT.

WITH DUE RESPECT, THIS IS TO INFORM YOU ABOUT MY INTENSION TO FRONT YOUTO THE BANK AS HER NEXT OF KIN SO AS TO ENABLE US HAVE ACCESS TO THEDEPOSITED FUNDS.

NOTE THAT THIS PROJECT WILL BE EXECUTED UNDER A LEGITIMATE AGREEMENT ANDTHERE WILL BE NO TRACE WHATSOEVER. SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE WORRIED ABOUTANYTHING AS I HAVE WORKOUT ALL MODALITIES IN RESPECT TO THIS TRANSACTION.ALL YOU NEED TO DO NOW IS TO SEND TO ME YOUR FULL CONTACT INFORMATION,INCLUDING IDENTITY CARD SUCH AS INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR DRIVERS LICENSE.

PLEASE I NEED YOUR URGENT REPLY BECAUSE WE NEED TO PROCEED AS QUICKLY ASPOSSIBLE.
EMAIL ME ON BELOW EMAIL ACCOUNT ([email protected])

[email protected]

YOURS TRULY,
BARRISTER. THOMAS DEDEM

At first I thought it was someone trying to contact me about my family tree which it of course it isn't.

So please be warned before you give any personal information out to anybody.


Cheryl

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 30 Apr 2008 13:54

Well the grammar is a give away without the request for indentity info etc

Researching:
PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.

Sam

Sam Report 30 Apr 2008 13:55

ANd how many peeople have relatives that are likely to leave $75,000,000 in their will? (I should be so lucky)

This sounds like some Nigerian scammer but people do need to be alert, I know people who have disclosed their info in the past and had their bank accounts emptied :-(

Sam x

Cheryl

Cheryl Report 30 Apr 2008 13:57

If your going to scam someone you would think they would practice their English a better lol!!!!

Cheryl

Cheryl Report 30 Apr 2008 13:58

If my family left me £75.00 I'd think myself lucky!!!

♥Athena

♥Athena Report 30 Apr 2008 14:25

These scam emails have been going on for years. I'm surprised anyone would be silly enough to fall for it really, especially as there's been so much coverage in recent times highlighting the dangers etc.

Still - I bet they do get a small minority who get dazzled by the dollars!

Athena

moe

moe Report 30 Apr 2008 14:55

No wonder she got heart failure lugging that much money around

moe