Are they Nigerian, Canadian or Australian? UPDATE: post #20

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Went out to the mailbox and there was one letter in there. It was addressed to me from an Australian law firm. It was also mailed from Canada. So, why involve Nigeria? Because the "lawyer" says that a person with my last name died in Sydney 9 years ago. He left 9.8 million in a bank. Now he wants to get that money for me. Why does he think I'm entitled? Here's a quote.
"According to bank policy, any unclaimed deposit must be returned to the state's abandoned property division after ten years. As such, I request your consent to partner with me in claiming this benefit, referencing the claim number XXX/XXX/XXXXXX/XX due to the shared last name and nationality between you and the deceased. If you agree, I will add your name to the claim, which will be processed on your behalf. I want to note that the funds would be split 50/50, with 50% allocated to you and 50% to me."
I guess I'm gonna be rich!!!
 
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Went out to the mailbox and there was one letter in there. It was addressed to me from an Australian law firm. It was also mailed from Canada. So, why involve Nigeria? Because the "lawyer" says that a person with my last name died in Sydney 9 years ago. He left 9.8 million in a bank. Now he wants to get that money for me. Why does he think I'm entitled? Here's a quote.
"According to bank policy, any unclaimed deposit must be returned to the state's abandoned property division after ten years. As such, I request your consent to partner with me in claiming this benefit, referencing the claim number XXX/XXX/XXXXXX/XX due to the shared last name and nationality between you and the deceased. If you agree, I will add your name to the claim, which will be processed on your behalf. I want to note that the funds would be split 50/50, with 50% allocated to you and 50% to me."
I guess I'm gonna be rich!!!
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Some guys have all the luck.
 
That is an ancient approach. All the con artists today use texting or email, not a letter in a stamped envelope. I remember getting a similar letter nearly 50 years ago. Such scam letters go back over a hundred years.

I have been getting a couple of the unpaid highway toll scam emails and texts every day. Very tiresome.
 
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:eek: Well, THAT took a a while. It was mailed on April 1, 2021! 🇨🇦Bloody foreigners working at the post office. You can't trust 'em to do a decent day's work.

But you're too late now anyway as it's past the expiration date. Bummer, eh!

@DWalt re unpaid highway toll scam messages: I got (just) a couple of those as a text message from "The Government of Canada" a few weeks ago. Almost as funny as a couple of emails I got years ago from the CRA (Canadian Revenue Agency, our equiv. of the IRS) When I checked the "message source" they were from Brazil :p

As PT Barnum (or some say, his competitor) said, "There's a sucker born every minute." Remember the end of the Monty Python parrot sketch?
– Well, I've had a look 'round the back and we're fresh out of parrots. I've got a slug...
– Does it talk?
– Yup.
– Right, I'll have that then!
​
 
I have an ancestral castle in Scotland that's now a tourist attraction, but that's real. lol
 
There is a scam sent to lawyers.
"Please help me collect a judgement for my client in your state.
I will send you a check for X dollars for deposit into your client trust account. You will then send me a check made out to my client trust account for 95% and keep 5% as your fee."

A check arrives from a legitimate bank. You deposit it in your trust account and send the "client" 95%.

Sometime later your bank informs you the check was stolen and takes back the ENTiRE amount. The lawyer and his "client" have disappeared with the 95% and you are left holding the bag.
 
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bushmaster1313 said:
There is a scam sent to lawyers.
"Please help me collect a judgement for my client in your state.
I will send you a check for X dollars for deposit into your client trust account. You will then send me a check made out to my client trust account for 95% and keep 5% as your fee."

A check arrives from a legitimate bank. You deposit it in your trust account and send the "client" 95%.

Sometime later your bank informs you the check was stolen and takes back the ENTiRE amount. The lawyer and his "client" have disappeared with the 95% and you are left holding the bag.
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Why would you send anything before their check clears?
Had the same scam for a remote designer's position, they got really pissed when I wouldn't spend any money at their "approved" vendor before the check cleared. (I knew it was a scam, I just wanted to lead them on for the week and waste their time)
 
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Early last year I nearly fell for a believable scam. I did not come to my senses until the scammers wanted to be paid in Bitcoin, and that set off the alarm bells. At least it was a valuable learning experience on how convincing those scum can be.
 
DWalt said:
Early last year I nearly fell for a believable scam. I did not come to my senses until the scammers wanted to be paid in Bitcoin, and that set off the alarm bells. At least it was a valuable learning experience on how convincing those scum can be.
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I have a family member that lost $8k cash to one.
They are not stupid, just the opposite, but the scammer had some family info and the scammers are real pros at working their victims.

Also, they are so embarrassed they didn't want to tell anybody, even the cops. Finally did but the money is gone.
(ever watch The Beekeeper? if only)
 
CalifEd said:
I have a family member that lost $8k cash to one.
They are not stupid, just the opposite, but the scammer had some family info and the scammers are real pros at working their victims.

Also, they are so embarrassed they didn't want to tell anybody, even the cops. Finally did but the money is gone.
(ever watch The Beekeeper? if only)
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In my case the scammers did have some personal information and had obviously done some research on me. That was what made them believeable.
 
03hemi said:
Why would you send anything before their check clears?
Had the same scam for a remote designer's position, they got really pissed when I wouldn't spend any money at their "approved" vendor before the check cleared. (I knew it was a scam, I just wanted to lead them on for the week and waste their time)
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The fraud lookout at my law firm said that the funds can be available in the trust account in a matter of days but if the check is stolen your bank has up to 6 months to claw the money back. The scam is even more believable if the check you receive is from an established company at an established bank. As part of the scam you are asked by the scammer to draft a collection letter to the established company and send it to the scammer for forwarding to the company. The letter never goes to the company but you receive a legit looking check from the company drawn on a legit bank. You deposit the check as soon as you get it and as soon as the funds are available you forward 95% to the scammer or their "client". Only problem is that the check was stolen or altered and your bank does not figure that out until days weeks or months after you deposited the check
 
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UPDATE: They're getting better folks. Sort of. Just got another one. Slightly different circumstances. It's now over 10 million and also 10% goes to "various charity organizations".:D
This time the law firm is from Canada. Same country as it was mailed from. That's a little better.
Of course it was addressed to my brother and he passed in 2013. So, I don't think he's gonna be very keen on it.:D
 
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