Suspicious email...Please help!!!

Discussion in 'Malware Help (A Specialist Will Reply)' started by achnaide, Nov 3, 2006.

  1. achnaide

    achnaide Private E-2

    Few days ago i recieved email from some lawyer, this is exact copy of it:

    ************************************************** ****

    It may surprise you by receiving this letter from me,since there was no previous
    correspondence between us.My name is Barr.Lai Tuck Yew a Malaysian
    national and personal Attorney to Late Mr Martins Chnaider, who was hereinafter
    called my client.

    My purpose of contacting you is for you to help secure the funds left behind by
    my late client, to avoid it being confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Bank.
    Where this fund valued ($US 3,600,000.00) Three Million Six Hundred Thousand
    United States Dollars deposited by my client before his death.

    This Bank has issued me a notice to contact the next of kin or the account will
    be declared unserviceable and the fund diverted to the Bank treasury,So far all my
    efforts to get a hold of someone related to this man has proved abortive.Hence,I
    have contacted you.

    I am actually asking for your consent to present you to the Bank as the Next of Kin/
    beneficiary of my late client's fund, since you have the same last name,so that the
    proceeds of this account can be paid to your account,then we can share the fund on
    a mutually agreed,based on percentage.

    All the legal documentations to back up your claim as my client's Next of Kin I
    shall provide them. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us achieve this
    transaction.

    The intended transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will
    protect you from any infraction of the law.However,if this business proposition offends
    your moral ethics,do accept my sincere apology.If on the contrary you wish to achieve
    this goal with me kindly get back to me with your interest via this email address for further explanation.

    Kindest Regards,

    Barr.Lai Tuck Yew
    (LLB Hons.)
    ************************************************** *****

    Does anybody seen this before, what is it ? Spam or just someone wana gets my personal info.

    P.S. I have second email, after asked him who is he and what does he do?
    He answered me even provided his foto id. But i am not familiar with photshop and cannot tell if its fake.
     
  2. DavidGP

    DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

    Hi


    Yes these are fairly common, what they try and dupe you into is to send them cash under the guise that you will get alot more back. DO not give them any of your personal details at all, if you have given them any bank detials of yours, contact your back and get your account details and numbers changed.

    Its all HOGWASH.... so just delete and dont re-contact them, if you get further emails delete or report them to your ISP.
     
  3. achnaide

    achnaide Private E-2

    Thanks you
    I knew that was something wromg with that just wana make sure, 3M it big number. Dont worry i didnt give any info to them, thats why i am here to check first :)
     
  4. DavidGP

    DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

    Good Stuff :)

    Sadly many are duped into sending cash to these <enter you own word here> people, never to see anything apart fro a slightly lower bank balance, so nice spot by you in knowing this was a too good to be true thing :)
     

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