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Title: I got lucky...... Post by: tikay on February 08, 2007, 10:00:44 AM I received this today..... This is for you attention from Campbell Law Firm! Pursuant to our fundamental commitment to human rights, social justice and equality which still underpin everything that we do whether in the courtroom, or out in the wider world, we wish to seek your cooperation and guidance, if you could perhaps provide us with detailed information as you share the same last name with our late client who died on July 7, 2005 London terrorist bombing leaving no trace of his immediate family members’ information. Over the years, we have worked indefatigably and uncompromisingly to locate any of the relatives of our late client and all to no avail hence, the need for this correspondence. We would be delighted to have you as the apparent heir of our late client hence, you share the same last name and could possibly be somewhere in his family tree. We have been mandated by his bankers to provide any of his family members to claim his lawful assets with the bank because it is legally incumbent on us to do so as the legal representatives to the deceased. We have decided to take this chance with you as our last resort to have you stand as the apparent heir of our late client since you both share the same last name as we have secured an order of mandamus from the Probate Registry to locate any member of his family to claim what rightfully belong to him and for this reason, it remains your legal right and responsibility to protect the interest of your family in this regards. Contact me in person for additional information and to discuss the modalities of this brief. Your earliest response is imperative and shall be appreciated if you provide your Resume Information to with your feedback. Thanking you for your kind attention in anticipation of your response ASAP. Respectfully submitted, Alexander Marshall QC, Campbell Law Firm, Tel: +44 (0) 7040 106 187 320 Bethnal Green Road Bethnal Green, London E2 0AH EDUCATION: LLB (Hons), (University Coll., London ). QC 1992, Recorder (Criminal/Family/Civil) 1993 to date. WARNING: The information on this email sent from a law firm and it may be legally privileged and confidential. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient you are notified that any use, disclosure, copying or distribution of the information is prohibited. If you have received the message in error please notify us immediately, delete the original and all electronic copies, and destroy any hard copies. Title: Re: I got lucky...... Post by: KingPoker on February 08, 2007, 10:03:01 AM Dont quite understand... is it ;spam; or real??
Title: Re: I got lucky...... Post by: bhoywonder on February 08, 2007, 10:08:45 AM looks real
if in london go visit em? scary stuff Title: Re: I got lucky...... Post by: Suited_Jock on February 08, 2007, 10:11:09 AM Looks mightily like a 419 scam :)
Title: Re: I got lucky...... Post by: KingPoker on February 08, 2007, 10:12:02 AM Looks mightily like a 419 scam :) Sick if it is!!! Title: Re: I got lucky...... Post by: Horneris on February 08, 2007, 10:12:38 AM Its looks like a Con.
Title: Re: I got lucky...... Post by: Dingdell on February 08, 2007, 10:12:43 AM I recommend attending the meeting, giving them copies of all personal documentation and paying any fees required to allow this to go through. Congrats TK - if only I could get letters like this.
::) Title: Re: I got lucky...... Post by: tikay on February 08, 2007, 10:16:16 AM I recommend attending the meeting, giving them copies of all personal documentation and paying any fees required to allow this to go through. Congrats TK - if only I could get letters like this. ::) Other than a half-brother, who is alive & well, I don't have any blood relatives in the UK. Title: Re: I got lucky...... Post by: totalise on February 08, 2007, 10:20:14 AM Quote modalities they love this word Title: Re: I got lucky...... Post by: Dingdell on February 08, 2007, 10:30:04 AM I recommend attending the meeting, giving them copies of all personal documentation and paying any fees required to allow this to go through. Congrats TK - if only I could get letters like this. ::) Other than a half-brother, who is alive & well, I don't have any blood relatives in the UK. Whooosh - is my humour too dry? Title: Re: I got lucky...... Post by: tikay on February 08, 2007, 10:43:20 AM I recommend attending the meeting, giving them copies of all personal documentation and paying any fees required to allow this to go through. Congrats TK - if only I could get letters like this. ::) Other than a half-brother, who is alive & well, I don't have any blood relatives in the UK. Whooosh - is my humour too dry? For me, today, yes! I'll go stand in the corner for 20 minutes. Title: Re: I got lucky...... Post by: Dingdell on February 08, 2007, 10:47:14 AM I recommend attending the meeting, giving them copies of all personal documentation and paying any fees required to allow this to go through. Congrats TK - if only I could get letters like this. ::) Other than a half-brother, who is alive & well, I don't have any blood relatives in the UK. Whooosh - is my humour too dry? For me, today, yes! I'll go stand in the corner for 20 minutes. I will now shout at you and tell you that you are a very naughty boy ;grr; I will now charge you £50 for the telling off......I see a new career emerging or have I been watching too mach late night sky?? ;D Title: Re: I got lucky...... Post by: matt674 on February 08, 2007, 10:50:51 AM I recommend attending the meeting, giving them copies of all personal documentation and paying any fees required to allow this to go through. Congrats TK - if only I could get letters like this. ::) Other than a half-brother, who is alive & well, I don't have any blood relatives in the UK. Whooosh - is my humour too dry? For me, today, yes! I'll go stand in the corner for 20 minutes. I will now shout at you and tell you that you are a very naughty boy ;grr; I will now charge you £50 for the telling off......I see a new career emerging or have I been watching too mach late night sky?? ;D Don't shout too loud or for too long!! If you are pretending to be someone who is old enough to call Tikay a boy then you may give yourself a coronary!! ;) Title: Re: I got lucky...... Post by: Dingdell on February 08, 2007, 11:02:23 AM You are all boys - all about age 7 I think?
Title: Re: I got lucky...... Post by: ariston on February 08, 2007, 11:23:11 AM Thank god it wasn't Julian who got this. I wonder if anyone ever falls for something like this? I know they seem to try and target the old and those that may not be a full shilling but surely nobody is daft enough to fall for it.
Title: Re: I got lucky...... Post by: Dingdell on February 08, 2007, 11:25:58 AM When I was a financial journalist I got loads of calls from people who had been scammed - and soem of them incredibly intelligent guys who should have known better.
It was unbelievable - but human nature makes us think 'what if' which is why we sometimes call the bet on the river even though we know when they turn their cards over we almost definitely beat. We always want to believe in miracles. Title: Re: I got lucky...... Post by: Bongo on February 08, 2007, 12:54:00 PM Speaking of scams like this, I had a phonecall earlier in the week from a local solicitor asking if I could help him. His website had been copied wholesale, with a few small changes, by some chinese scammers and put online with a very similar domain name. There were then using it to try and make their standard lottery scam seem more legitamate - you're dealing with reputable, established solicitors after all. And it works! He's been getting phone calls from all around the world from people who've sent money to the "shanghai office" and want to know when they're getting their millions.
The sad fact is he's been trying to get them shut down for many months with no luck, and even now there is nothing we can do to quickly shut them down :( Title: Re: I got lucky...... Post by: TheWhisper on February 08, 2007, 01:03:34 PM Perhaps he is a solicitor in his spare time
# Minit Lab Photographic Studios (Workshop & Repair Centres) based in the Bethnal Green Roadarea of London Tel: 020 77398385 Address: 320 Bethnal Green Road London E2 0AG Title: Re: I got lucky...... Post by: TheWhisper on February 08, 2007, 01:06:22 PM I think someone may have stolen his phone number too
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&channel=s&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-GB%3Aofficial&hs=nLT&q=%280%29+7040+106+187&btnG=Search&meta= (http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&channel=s&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-GB%3Aofficial&hs=nLT&q=%280%29+7040+106+187&btnG=Search&meta=) Title: Re: I got lucky...... Post by: AndrewT on February 08, 2007, 01:30:54 PM Using the same phone number for the scam for at least a year - surely that's very traceable?
Title: Re: I got lucky...... Post by: TheWhisper on February 08, 2007, 01:37:36 PM I am amazed the phone has not been disconnected
Title: Re: I got lucky...... Post by: kinboshi on February 08, 2007, 02:27:46 PM I know they seem to try and target the old and those that may not be a full shilling but surely nobody is daft enough to fall for it. rotflmfao Title: Re: I got lucky...... Post by: barhell on February 08, 2007, 10:03:29 PM I'm also amazed that anyone falls for things like this but someone i know once bought a hoover for the best part of £2000 because of the spiel of the bloke doing the home demo, playing mostly on the filter system etc, after finding out there kids had asthma, gullible i think so.
With all these unsolicited emails lets face it a quick search on google normally sorts it out. Title: Re: I got lucky...... Post by: tikay on February 08, 2007, 11:19:59 PM I know they seem to try and target the old and those that may not be a full shilling but surely nobody is daft enough to fall for it. rotflmfao Don't worry, it was noted. Title: Re: I got lucky...... Post by: Indestructable on February 10, 2007, 09:46:13 AM Somebody ring him at 3 in the morning?
:)up Title: Re: I got lucky...... Post by: Nem on February 10, 2007, 10:05:23 AM The scam is in the number
Alexander Marshall QC, Campbell Law Firm, Tel: +44 (0) 7040 106 187 320 Bethnal Green Road Bethnal Green, London E2 0AH 0704 is a premium rate number Title: Re: I got lucky...... Post by: Indestructable on February 10, 2007, 10:07:16 AM Wow, never knew that. I thought 07 was a mobile or one of these personalised numbers. No wonder they make money through this as how many people would just ring the number to complain about the letter. Money for old rope, bad that nobody stops this sort of thing.
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