German property magnate
Another scam, this time they try to reference some article to add validity to their claim which is nothing but a phishing attempt that will only lead to you being taken advantage of.
The scam email is listed below – do not respond to it. It is a scam!
From: MR philip bradford
Bills & Exchange Department.
Email: philipbradford34@aol.co.uk
PRIVATE AND URGENT
I am contacting you in regards to a business transfer of a huge sum of money from a deceased customer’s account (German property magnate) who On the 7th of July 2005, the deceased his wife and his only son died in the Bomb Blast at Kings cross underground Station. They were on holiday for three weeks as a tourist and bank with us for over 10years now. It
happened on his birthday. Click below:
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Although I know that a transaction of this magnitude might make anyone apprehensive, I would like to assure you that we are sending you this mail with the best of intensions. Please note that we cannot at this time disclose the name of the bank where the funds are until your interest in disclose.
PROPOSAL;
Since then We have been trying to get this funds out of the country, the funds where in Pound Sterling and its equivalent in Dollars is the sum of £7,800,000.00 (Seven Million, Eight Hundred Thousand British Pound Sterling) in an account that belongs to our foreign customer who died along with his entire family in the accident stated above. Since his death, none of his next-of-kin or relations has come forward to lay claims to this money as the heir because he never made any one as the next of kin to his funds (it was his secret account).
We cannot release the fund from his account unless someone applies for claim as the next-of-kin to the deceased as indicated in our banking guidelines. Upon this discovery, we now seek your permission to have you stand as a next of kin to the deceased as all documentations will be carefully worked out by us for the fund (£7,800,000.00) to be released in your favor as the beneficiary’s next of kin. (this post brought to you from http://www.jamesmaurer.com/german-property-magnate.asp
It may interest you to know that we have secured from the probate court, an order of madamus to locate any of the deceased beneficiaries. Please acknowledge receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutual business endeavor by furnishing me with the following;
1. Your Full Names and Address.
2. Direct Telephone and Fax numbers.
These requirements will enable us file a letter of claim to the appropriate departments for necessary approvals in your favor before the transfer can be made. We shall be sharing the funds in this manner 70% to us and 30% for you on final conclusion of this project. Your share stays with you while the rest shall be for us for investment purposes in your
country.
If this proposal is acceptable by you, do not take undue advantage of the trust we have bestowed in you,
I await your urgent response to this email: philipbradford34@aol.co.uk
Mr. philip bradford
Again, the above email was a phishing attempt that will take every cent you have. It IS A SCAM.
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