What do you think of this recent email as addressed and received by me?

Question

I am Barr Gafari M. Kadiri, Barrister at law. A deceased client of mine,by name
Mr. (I left name out), who here in after shall be referred to as my client, died as the result of a heart-related condition in November 2004. His heart condition was due to the death of all the members of his family in the Gulf Air Flight Crashes in Persian Gulf Near Bahrain Aired August 23, 2000 - 2:50 p.m. ET as reported on: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0008/23/bn.08.html
I have contacted you to assist in distributing the money left behind by my client before it is confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this deposit valued at $5.5m
The holding institute has issued me a notice to contact the next of kin,or the account will be confiscated. My proposition to you is to seek your consent to present you as the next-of-kin and beneficiary to my late client, since you have the same last name,so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you.

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All legal documents to back up your claim as my client's next of kin will be secured gradually and forwarded to you. All I require is your honesty, cooperation to enable us see this transaction through.This will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

If this business proposition offends your moral values, do accept my apology. Please contact me at once to indicate your interest.

Answer 1

As many times as this and a variation of this scam have gone around the internet....simply stated....it's a fraud!

You have to ask yourself just how did your name come up in the situation to start. Chances are...if you proceed further into this endeavor, you'll find that they'll ask for a small amount of money for processing or other legal issue.

Answer 2

Its a scam

the law society has strict rules about how a person is to be approached regarding wills and testament, and the legislation relating to tort and tenament are SO very complicated that no legal brief, solicitor or nmotary would even risk being expelled from the law society by taking such reckless and frankly illegal.

IF you dont mind me suggesting, just send the law society a little email with the original attached. They will have a look at the people themselves, and then sort out any criminal matters arising from it. And there is no need for you to get further involved from then on.

save some less bright sucker from getting scammed in the future

Answer 3

This is a SCAM. You haven't won anything. See below link for confirmation of many scams including the famous Yahoo lottery scam and how to report them :
http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/lotteryscam_Yahoo2.php
Unscrupulous thieves have sent you this email and they are trying to part you from your hard earned cash. They will often ask you to call a premium rate number and keep you holding on whilst you rack up a huge phone bill. They are then paid a large proportion of this phone bill. They may ask you to divulge personal information about yourself or ask for your bank or credit card details. Do not divulge any such information under any circumstances. It is surprising how many innocent victims have been duped by these types of emails. Just remember the thieves who send them are very clever and extremely convincing. I suggest you delete the email and send it into cyberspace, hopefully along with the thieving scumbags who send them.
Check out these sites for further information :
http://www.scambusters.com
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/

Answer 4

I get a least 2 of these types of email a week. All they basically want is your Bank Account details so they can clean you out. You'll be suprised though how many people do fall for these scams and if it's the first one you have received then don't feel daft for checking it out. Just dump it.

Answer 5

a well known well publicized scam, i am amazed that people still will fall for it. just think about it...think about how many emails went out and even if a small percentage falls for it, it makes the scammer rich.

also ask yourself why would they choose you to share in their wealth? be smart..if it is too good to be true...well u know the rest..

for this or other scams to succeed, ones own greed is used so do not let greed overcome your good judgment.

do no respond and delete all such email immediately and NEVER give out personal info or click the links they provide you as this tells them a lot about you.

Answer 6

Well-known 419 scam, usually from Nigeria.

Read what the Metropolitan Police have to say on the subject.

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

Answer 7

I've had the exact same email. It's a scam. They are after your bank details and any other personal info they can get.

Answer 8

Here goes another con!! They will ask you for your bank accounts details, and a copy of your signature - and hey presto!! watch your account being emptied

Answer 9

This email is nothing but a scam. If you respond to it and give them your sensitive financial information - God help you!

Answer 10

SCAM, SCAM, SCAM, SCAM, SCAM!
NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER give out personal info to ANYONE on the internet or phone...
This scam has been going around for so long, I'm surprised people still fall for it...but they do...