New twist on the 419 Scam? Received this email this morning. Hmmmmm. Has anyone seen "this one" before?
Dear Xxxxxx,
STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
I crave your indulgence as I contact you in such a surprising manner and I want you to bear in mind that this is not a hoax mail But I respectfully insist you read this mail carefully as I am optimistic it will open door for unimaginable financial reward for both of us.
I am Barrister,TUNDE AJAYI,Barrister and solicitor at law,I am the personal attorney to late Engr.STEVEN Xxxxxx,a foreigner an oil merchant/Contractor,herein shall be refered as my client. On the 21st of October 1999, my client, his wife and their three children were involved in a ghastly auto accident along Shagamu Express Road,unfortunately,all occupants of the vehicle lost their lives,Since then I have made several enquiries to locate any of my client's extended relatives and this has been unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name over the Internet to locate any member of his family or any close name to his,hence I contacted you,I am contacting you to assist in repatrating the money and property left behind by my client before they get confisicated or declared unserviceable by the Financial Institution where this huge amount valued at US5.5million were lodged which I will give the name as soon as I receive your positive reply. The Financial Institution has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin/Relative or have the account confiscated within the next 21 banking days. Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the the relatives for over 4 years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin/Relative of the deceased since you have the same last name so that this US5.5 million can be transferred into your account and then you and I will share this fund according to any agreed ratio. All I require is your honest co-operation and confidentiality to enable us see this deal through,I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
PLEASE CONTACT ME ONLY THROUGH MY DIRECT AND PRIVATE EMAIL:tundeajayi@hunsa.com OR TEL NO :234-1-4737998 IMMEDIATELY YOU READ THIS MAIL AND YOU SHOULD NOT INVOLVE YOUR LAWYER IN THIS DEAL TO AVOID EXPOSING THIS BUSINESS.
Best regards,
BARRISTER,TUNDE AJAYI OKWUTE CHAMBERS,LAGOS. |