Is this a scam?

Question

FALCON CHAMBERS
BARRISTERS & SOLICITORS
12 CAMPSHELL ROAD, LONDON UK.
Attorney: Jonathan Small.
Speciality: Wills and Probate,
Property & Residential Conveyancing.

Attention: Sir.

I am Jonathan Small, a legal practitioner and personal attorney to an
international contractor in the oil industry before his untimely demise
on the 27th of September 2003 United Kingdom.

Before his death, I assisted him in the deposit of some contract funds
valued at 2.2 Million Pounds Sterling with a bank. The funds have
remained unclaimed since his death and such unclaimed funds are appropriated
and returned to the treasury after 4 years as a matter of banking
policy. Considering the lack of success in my bid to locate any of his
relatives for over 3 years now, I hereby solicit your consent to enable me
present you to the bank as the beneficiary Next of Kin to my deceased
client.

I am contacting you for two reasons. Firstly, I strongly believe that
the Bank does not deserve to confiscate the funds and these reasons led
to my resolve to contact you to claim the funds.

Know that this deal is 100% risk free because I have in my possession
the personal file of the deceased which contains some of the information
we shall need to prove your legal relationship with my late client,
which means that the fund will definitely be paid into the account of
whoever I present to the bank as his next of kin. Moreover this is a legal
and risk free transaction that does not in anyway hamper or contravene
the monetary laws of your country because it is an inheritance fund.

All I require from you is your assurance that my share of the funds
shall be held in trust for me when it is released into your account by the
bank. Be rest assured that the fund shall be released to you by the
bank upon presenting all the necessary legal documents that will be used
to
substantiate whatever claim we make on your behalf at the bank.

On my receipt of your consenting reply, i shall give you a detailed
briefing on this proceedings.For more informations about me, check on this
website: http://www.falcon-chambers.co.uk/members/member.cfm?id=170

I await your immediate response,i appeal to your sense of fairness,
Reply Urgently.

Regards,
Jonathan Small Esq.

and why would they be emailing me Im don't know them and im 16 so idk I just want to know if this is a scam

Answer 1

Absolutely yes it is - this is not how a real British lawyer would write to you - and solicitors and barristers have to keep themselves separate from each other. The "banking policy" mentioned does not exist - in fact there are millions of pounds in unclaimed inheritances around. They will want you to send them fees and deposits and all sorts of other money that you will never see again.

Also the letter is incorrect syntactically and was unlikely to come from any professional office in the UK. There is no "Campshell Road" in London but there is a "Campshill Road" address in Lewisham with the postcode SW13 6QT for number 12. Again a real UK business would always give you a proper traceable postcode.

There is no Jonathan Small registered as a lawyer in London by either the Law Society or the Bar Association - the only firm with a similar name does not do probate work.

There is a real Falcon Chambers - see the link - but like most barristers chambers it is in the Chancery Lane area.

Avoid it - delete it and forget it.

Answer 2

Yes, this is a scam. First, Lawyer Small is contacting you out of the blue, knowing that you had zero relationship with the deceased. Second, he wants you to sign some papers that claim you are a long, lost relative. Third, he wants to split the money with you. Fourth, he wants access to your banking account for a transfer of funds. Although he does not ask for any of your money up front, rest assured: He will want a contribution from you when you contact him or, perhaps, he will want only your bank account information and permission to transfer funds. He will transfer all of your funds as soon as you let him.

Answer 3

It may be a scam since you are only 16 and the money would be given to your parents first, 16 year olds would not be contacted about this before thier parents would be. Also, the website looks phony. It looks like some one used microsoft word to make it. Also, the name is one found in a story so i think its scam. Have someone check it out though.

Answer 4

They send these to anyone they can get the addresses of, hoping someone will take the bait and agree. Their intention is to get access to your bank accounts by you 'allowing them to deposit money' into it. Then they will either drain your entire account or they will make fraudulent electronic withdrawals because they have your information.

Additionally, on your end, it is against the law to accept money that doesn't belong to you and 'return some or all' in order to remove it from an account that doesn't hold your name. So should it not be a scam against you that will harm your name and credit than you could go to jail for money laundering and/or fraud.

Answer 5

Certainly.

Answer 6

Indubitably.

Send a registered postal letter to the alleged address authorizing Mr.Small to keep HALF the money and to use a little of it to fly to Dulles Airport with the rest in US cash in a big bag. You can meet him there (with a police officer) to pick it up...LOL

Answer 7

Absolutely is a scam. Been around for a long time.

Answer 8

yes it is a scam, If not it would be Illegal to mis represent you as a relative. Either way stay away from doing deals with criminals you will get taken.

Answer 9

It's called a Nigerian mail scam.

No one gives away money... anyone that claims otherwise is scamming you.

Careful, and don't EVER give your personal info or PIN to anyone. (Your bank won't even ever ask you for it!!!)

Answer 10

i had the same as you before i did fall for it then i release it was scam first i did straight to the bank and cancel my bank details same time i was very lucky please don't doing it and give away your id and detail information for god sake