Barrister David Williams Scam email using Hurricane Katrina
Quote: Dear Friend, I may have received similar scams using the Hurricane Katrina situation over the last several weeks, I don't generally read any of them at all.
I am Barrister David Williams, an attorney at law in London. A deceased client of mine, by name Mr. Johnnie Dickison died in New Orleans with his wife and two kids as a result of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. I am contacting you to help assist me in ensuring that the funds lodged by my client with a bank in Bahamas, his bank is not decleared unclaimed hence my reason for this contact to you. This bank has issued me a notice to contact the next of kin, or the account will be confiscated. My proposition to you is to seek your consent to present you as the next-of-kin and beneficiary of my late client, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you, Then we can share the amount on a mutually agreed-upon percentage. All legal documents to back up your claim as my client's next-of-kin will be provided. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. This will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. If this business proposition offends your moral values, do accept my apology. Please contact me at once to indicate your interest. However if you are willing to assist me in this venture i will establish a verbal telephone communication with you and bring you into a much better picture of the situation. Best Regards, Barrister David Williams. Morley House, 26-30 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BP I thought I'd post it here in case anyone is searching for info on this "proposition" so that they know it is a scam, and it is set up to get your banking or other personal info as a gesture of good will. Then you get cleaned out, and who are you going to complain to? After all, you thought you were participating in a fraud to begin with... Whataya think..... doubly despicable, or just as despicable as usual? |
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| I vote for just as despicable as usual.
To me, it seems impossible that anyone could actually fall for this type of thing, but obviously it happens. |
| That's lower then LOW. |
For us it is getting rather typical. We get these emails, along with some from Nigeria saying they have money in another country and need our help. For our help they will give us 1 million dollars out of the 25 million they have.  We delete them.
I was took in by one though, it was a man who wrote us about buying something from us that we were selling. We had talked back and forth a few times, everything seemed on the up and up. The last emails though changed our mind quickly when he was going to send us $5000 money orders for us to deduct our money out of, and then send it back to him via Western Union. I forgot the entire LONG spill he gave us as to why it HAD to be done this way, but by then we had figured out we were duped and quit speaking with him. He still sent the money orders through the US postal service, and we gave them the money orders back. We found out, if we had of cashed them, we would have been arrested. The money orders were all fake, and apparently this scam has been going on for awhile. I think this sort of thing will continue happening. It is sad, but hopefully most people can see through it. |
We have been receiving requests from our "bank" asking us to confirm SS # and checking account number. Needless to say, they get deleted, but some people actually respond to these requests. Your bank, of course, would never need to ask for this information. They definitely would not send you an e-mail. What is scary though, is that they actually know who you bank with.  |
Quote: We have been receiving requests from our "bank" asking us to confirm SS # and checking account number. Needless to say, they get deleted, but some people actually respond to these requests. Your bank, of course, would never need to ask for this information. They definitely would not send you an e-mail. What is scary though, is that they actually know who you bank with.
I can totally understand people falling for that type of email, as they sound official, especially if it IS your bank, etc. The ones that I can't understand are the ones like Ron mentioned, or the Nigerian ones where it has nothing to do with you and just asks for you to be a part of the deal. They are unfortunate and despicable but it is just another sad form of conning that has been created... I read something on CNN.com yesterday talking about Nigeria possibly outlawing spamming... http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/africa/10 ... index.html |
Betsy wrote: What is scary though, is that they actually know who you bank with.
Not necessarily, I've received emails from banks that I don't do business with. Instead of deleting them you might want to look at the bank's real website and forward them on to the security department or main web address. The more information they receive, the faster they can get the scam sites shut down, although the bad guys just open new scam sites. |
| Bailey's Mom- I never would have thought to notify the bank. I will definitely keep this is mind when I get the next one. |
| Almost all major companies/Web sites have an e-mail address specifically set up to report the scams-- usually spoof@company.com I send every single one I get back to the companies that are being impersonated. I have no idea if it helps but it makes me feel better, like at least I'm doing something. |
ButtersStotch wrote: I send every single one I get back to the companies that are being impersonated. I have no idea if it helps but it makes me feel better, like at least I'm doing something.
I've actually gotten thank you emails from banks, and if it shuts the crooks down even a day sooner you've done a great service! |
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