Has anyone else recieved an email like this?

Question

I know its a scam and I have no intention on persuing it. Im just curious if anyone else got one like it.

From: Barrister Wachi Korie.
Office: 23 Randle Avenue,
Ikoyi Lagos.

Dear Sir,

I hope this mail doesn't come to you as an embarrassment as I receive
unsolicited mails sometimes. The truth about it is that many individuals
have failed to understand the use for which the Internet is set for us
to benefit, and therefore some abuse the privilege.

I am Barrister Wachi Korie, a private financial consultant. I am the
personal attorney to Mr. Alexander Frame, a foreign contractor who died
here in Nigeria without any will. I have made several enquiries to your
Embassy to locate any of my clients immediate and extended relatives.
This has proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts,I decided to track his last
name on the internet and that is the reason for my contacting you to
assist me in claiming the money left behind by my client before they get
confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where his huge
deposits of Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($9.5M) United State
Dollars was lodged.

Since I have been unsuccesful in locating the the relatives for over
two years now I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of
the
deceased since you have the same surname so that the proceeds of this
deposit valued at ($9.5M) Million Dollars will be paid to you. For your
honest participation, you will retain 50% of the entire deposit while I
keep 50% for myself.

I will secure all necessary documents to back up claims as Next of Kin
on your behalf.All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us
see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a
legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

Please get in touch with me by email to enable us discuss further.

Best Regards,
Barrister Wachi Korie.
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Answer 1

I get thoes all the time. It's fun to email them back and say "Oh wow, how can I help" get them all excited and waist thier time. When i get phone calls from companys tring to sell me something, I give the phone to my 3yr old.

Have fun!

Answer 2

I did get one that was similiar. It said simply that it would try to do something like this for me based on my last name same scene in reverse. Then there was another one that would do a search and see if I was the sole surviving kin on any other types of estates and they wanted money. I know I am not the sole surviving relative for anyone since I have three brothers and three sisters. I guess someone somewhere falls for this stuff. There are two born every minute, a sucker and a star, we are really very busy, so please tell us which you are...

Answer 3

Its a scam known as fishing. You have to give them an account number so they can "place the money into that account." In actuality, you give them the account number and they promptly remove any money in there to start with, and then begin writing checks off the account. This puts the account in the hole, but with your name on it you are the responsible party and you are the one people will come after when they want those checks paid. Stay away from this completely, and in fact I would erase it immediately.

Answer 4

Yes, only too often. It is a scam as you say and this story line is quite common although there are many variations.
Have a look at "419 Eater" on the net for other examples.

Answer 5

Yes I've seen those. Recently there was a news program about a woman who fell for this and lost her entire life savings, and there was nothing they could do about it. The line "For your honest participation, you will retain 50% of the entire deposit while I keep 50% for myself" says it all.

Answer 6

Yes Lord
Such Stupid letters ....They need to try something new Like
Quick I need to marry an American because I am in danger for my life and Oh by the way I inherited 2mil.

Answer 7

I get those e-mails a hundred times a week and they're always about a bank in Nigeria. I wish I could set up my e-mail to automatically delete any messages that refer to Nigeria or Lagos.

Answer 8

The Nigeria scam is one of the oldest floating around the Internet. Just ignore it. Don't even try to get involved as you'll just lose anything you put into it.

Answer 9

on the e mail you won, did you spot an exclamation mark " ! " next to Yahoo, or the crimson variety with the Y in the middle, that could desire to offer you a clue it is not any longer from Yahoo once you do no longer see those subject. basically mark it unsolicited mail and delete.

Answer 10

I have gotten similar emails and postal letters too. Both for things like this and so called "lottery prizes"