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PERSONAL

9th November 2004

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Report Summary
Date Reported
9th November
Apparent Sender
Barrister Steve Greg,
Return Address
goodday <barr_stevegreg@velocall.com>
Subject
PERSONAL
Format
Text
Method

Another classic '419' style of scam - sender claims to be trying to pass on large ammounts of money. But on answering you'll be hit with requests for 'administration fees' before you see any money. These fees will keep coming until you give up, but there is no money!

Bogus Web Content?
No
URL of web content

N/A

RISK LEVEL
MEDIUM
WARNINGS

1. A '419' style of scam. Scammer claims to be a barrister trying to transfer a clients funds and offering them to you. If you go along with it you will be hit with requests for money to cover 'administration fees', but you'll never actually see any returns, and the scammers will simply disappear!

2. Notice that the sender uses a free, web based email address. A real company would almost certainly use their own.

 

" I am Barrister Steve Greg, an attorney at law. A deceased client of mine,by name Mr. Samson Owen, who here in after shall be referred to as my client,died as the result of an auto car accident here in England. "...

If you have received this email, please remember that it is very common for these email scams to be redistributed at a later date with only slightly different content or the same but with the fake page(s) hosted by a different provider. Also, once you have received one of these hoaxes, it is also common place to receive at least another one and usually a day or two after the first, although not necessarily from the same apparent sender.

 

The Spoof Email ...


I am Barrister Steve Greg, an attorney at law. A deceased client of mine,by name Mr. Samson Owen, who here in after shall be referred to as my client,died as the result of an auto car accident here in England.

I am contacting you to help assist me in ensuring that the funds lodged by my client with a bank in Cayman Island, his bank is not decleared unclaimed hence my reason for contacting you.

This bank 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 of my late client, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you,Then we can share the amount on a mutually agreed-upon percentage.

All legal documents to back up your claim as my client's next-of-kin will be provided. All I require is your honest 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.

However if you are willing to assist me in this venture i will establish a verbal telephone communication with you and bring you into a much better picture of the situation.

Best Regards,
Barrister Steve Greg,

Morley House,
26-30 Holborn Viaduct,
London EC1A 2BP,
U.K
TEL:+44-7040110790.






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