hi there,
I was trying to do some research on the nigerian scams because I have recently recieved a few different letters I think you might be interested in an maybe will post so that nobody gets screwed by these people. the first one was suposedly from a lawyer who represented someone from extended family. Here it is I have left out my name for obvious reasons:
This is a personal email directed to you and I request that it should be treated as such.I am Patrick Soto,a solicitor at law.
I am the personal attorney/sole executor to the late Mr Mark Rainford, hereafter referred to as 'my client' who worked as an independent oil magnate in my country and who died in a car crash with his immediate family on the 5th of Nov 2000. Since the death of my client in Nov, 2000, I have written several letters to the embassy with an intent to locate any of his extended relatives whom shall be claimants/beneficiaries of his abandoned personal estate and all such efforts have been to no avail.Moreso, I have received official letters in the last few weeks suggesting a likely proceeding for confiscation of his abandoned personal assets in line with existing laws by the bank in which my client deposited the sum of 9.8m GBP.The board of directors of the company now adopted a resolution and I was mandated to provide his next of kin for the payment of this money within the next 15 offficial working days or forfeit the money as an abandoned fund.The company had planned to invoke the abandoned property decree of 1996 to confiscate the funds after the expiration of the period given to me but after an investigation in the finance company,I found out that some members of the company wants to divert this fund into their private accounts for their own selfish interest and only want,to use the excuse that since I am not able to look for some one to make the claim,the money should be made unserviceable and that means submmitting the fund to the federal government of this country and some to the company management which is not their main intentions.
By virtue of my closeness to the deceased and his immediate family,I am very much aware of my client's financial standing.I do sincerely sympartize the death of my client,but had thought it unprofitable for his funds to be submited to the federal government of this country and the finance company where it is lodged.I have reasoned very professionally and I feel it will be legally proper to present you as the next of kin of my deceased client which is legally possible and would be done in accordance with the laws of the land.On this note I decided to search for a credible person and finding that you bear a similar last name, I was urged to contact you, that I may, with your consent, present you to the "trustee" bank as my late client's surviving family member so as to enable you put up a claim to the bank in that capacity as a next of kin of my client,so that the proceeds of This Bank Account valued at Nine Million Eight Hundred Thousand British Pounds Sterling only(9.8million ) can be paid to you,before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable to the bank where this huge deposit is lodged.Note that this is legal,and 100% risk free since I have all vitial documents that would be requested by them and that would confer you the legal right to make this claim.I find this possible for the main reason that you bear a similar last name with my client making it a lot easier for you to put up a claim in that capacity.Therefore, to facilitate the immediate reprofiling of this fund, you need, first to contact me via my alternative email address signifying your interest and as soon as I obtain your confidence, I will immediately intimate you with the complete details as well as fax you the documents, with which you are to proceed and I shall direct on how to put up an application to the bank.
HOWEVER, you will have to assent to an express agreement which I will forward to you in order to bind us in this transaction.Upon the reciept of your reply,I will send you by fax or E-mail the next step to take.I will not fail to bring to your notice that this proposal is hitch-free and that you should not entertain any fears as the required arrangements have been made for the completion of this transfer.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 through my alternative email patricksoto@excite.com for better confidentiality and send to me your telephone and fax numbers to enable us discuss further about this transaction.
Like I said, I require only a solemn confidentiality on this.Please let me have your opinion as soon as possible for My contact number is +447983294422 and If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not take undue advantage of the trust I have bestowed in you,I await your urgent responce.
Give me a call at your earliest convienience.
Sincererly,
Patrick Soto (Esq).
+447983294422
I unkowingly responded to him, I wasn't aware of the whole nigerian thing until I was speaking with this man. to my call he sent this:
This is a personal email directed to you and I request that it should be treated as such.I am Patrick Soto,a solicitor at law.
I am the personal attorney/sole executor to the late Mr Mark Rainford, hereafter referred to as 'my client' who worked as an independent oil magnate in my country and who died in a car crash with his immediate family on the 5th of Nov 2000. Since the death of my client in Nov, 2000, I have written several letters to the embassy with an intent to locate any of his extended relatives whom shall be claimants/beneficiaries of his abandoned personal estate and all such efforts have been to no avail.Moreso, I have received official letters in the last few weeks suggesting a likely proceeding for confiscation of his abandoned personal assets in line with existing laws by the bank in which my client deposited the sum of 9.8m GBP.The board of directors of the company now adopted a resolution and I was mandated to provide his next of kin for the payment of this money within the next 15 offficial working days or forfeit the money as an abandoned fund.The company had planned to invoke the abandoned property decree of 1996 to confiscate the funds after the expiration of the period given to me but after an investigation in the finance company,I found out that some members of the company wants to divert this fund into their private accounts for their own selfish interest and only want,to use the excuse that since I am not able to look for some one to make the claim,the money should be made unserviceable and that means submmitting the fund to the federal government of this country and some to the company management which is not their main intentions.
By virtue of my closeness to the deceased and his immediate family,I am very much aware of my client's financial standing.I do sincerely sympartize the death of my client,but had thought it unprofitable for his funds to be submited to the federal government of this country and the finance company where it is lodged.I have reasoned very professionally and I feel it will be legally proper to present you as the next of kin of my deceased client which is legally possible and would be done in accordance with the laws of the land.On this note I decided to search for a credible person and finding that you bear a similar last name, I was urged to contact you, that I may, with your consent, present you to the "trustee" bank as my late client's surviving family member so as to enable you put up a claim to the bank in that capacity as a next of kin of my client,so that the proceeds of This Bank Account valued at Nine Million Eight Hundred Thousand British Pounds Sterling only(9.8million ) can be paid to you,before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable to the bank where this huge deposit is lodged.Note that this is legal,and 100% risk free since I have all vitial documents that would be requested by them and that would confer you the legal right to make this claim.I find this possible for the main reason that you bear a similar last name with my client making it a lot easier for you to put up a claim in that capacity.Therefore, to facilitate the immediate reprofiling of this fund, you need, first to contact me via my alternative email address signifying your interest and as soon as I obtain your confidence, I will immediately intimate you with the complete details as well as fax you the documents, with which you are to proceed and I shall direct on how to put up an application to the bank.
HOWEVER, you will have to assent to an express agreement which I will forward to you in order to bind us in this transaction.Upon the reciept of your reply,I will send you by fax or E-mail the next step to take.I will not fail to bring to your notice that this proposal is hitch-free and that you should not entertain any fears as the required arrangements have been made for the completion of this transfer.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 through my alternative email patricksoto@excite.com for better confidentiality and send to me your telephone and fax numbers to enable us discuss further about this transaction.
Like I said, I require only a solemn confidentiality on this.Please let me have your opinion as soon as possible for My contact number is +447983294422 and If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not take undue advantage of the trust I have bestowed in you,I await your urgent responce.
Give me a call at your earliest convienience.
Sincererly,
Patrick Soto (Esq).
+447983294422
I responded to him once again, and basically said if he was going to ask me for any money not to even bother, I had no money to begin with, and that I am not niave enough to give what little money I do have to a complete stranger, That was the last I heard from mr soto. Maybe this can help someone else so they dont get scammed.
