I did not know these emails were still being sent. I suspect many of you have received emails such as the following (and, heck, maybe even received this exact one):
Re: Next of kin
Your name and contact email was found in late Customer (Mr. Jack Farrar Powell) account file being his survived next of kin, although deceased already paid for all Tax or Expense that covered the release of this US$35.8M (Thirty-Five Million, Eight Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) to you next of kin before demised.
Your Name and Payment details withheld until you respond with information listed below, confirming you are the same person (Relative/Business Associate) whose name and email found in deceased account file being next of kin for immediate payment
1) Your Full Name and Address.
2) Your Telephone, Mobile, Office & Home Number.
3) The Copy of Your Passport or Driver’s License (need for identification).
Although deceased attorney who supposed to reach you for this payment died one month after the death of his client (Powell). The Payment Ministry instructed me (DECEASED ACCOUNT OFFICER) to contact you on this same email which deceased indicated to reach you or his next of kin, based on report of the CITIBANK, that you deceased next of kin is dead.
Then respond immediately, IF YOU ARE STILL ALIVE to enable the above funds released to you free without any question
I was the Chief Accountant to the deceased. I will give you details as it’s concerned the release of your fund before submitting your information to Citibank and Ministry of finance for payment.
Regards,
Mr. Patrick Nomo, (Chief Accountant to Deceased).
Accra Ghana,West Africa.
I love the coincidence that the decedent's attorney who was tasked with reaching out to me died one month after the decedent.
I also love the instruction to respond immediately IF I'M STILL ALIVE. I'm not sure what it is I'm supposed to do if I'm not still alive. Putting aside the fact I wouldn't be reading the email at all if I wasn't still alive, my take away is that if I am not still alive it remains OK if I don't respond immediately but instead respond a few days or so later. Who knew email scam artists could exist in the realm of the metaphysical !
BTW, this email was not sent to my personal email but instead it was sent to my law office email. No thought going on there on the part of the sender.
I'm tempted to respond, of course not with any legit info, but something else just to see how enjoyable their next email might be. (Of course, if three people dressed in black wearing dark sunglasses knock on my front door, I might regret my decision to play.)
Re: Next of kin
Your name and contact email was found in late Customer (Mr. Jack Farrar Powell) account file being his survived next of kin, although deceased already paid for all Tax or Expense that covered the release of this US$35.8M (Thirty-Five Million, Eight Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) to you next of kin before demised.
Your Name and Payment details withheld until you respond with information listed below, confirming you are the same person (Relative/Business Associate) whose name and email found in deceased account file being next of kin for immediate payment
1) Your Full Name and Address.
2) Your Telephone, Mobile, Office & Home Number.
3) The Copy of Your Passport or Driver’s License (need for identification).
Although deceased attorney who supposed to reach you for this payment died one month after the death of his client (Powell). The Payment Ministry instructed me (DECEASED ACCOUNT OFFICER) to contact you on this same email which deceased indicated to reach you or his next of kin, based on report of the CITIBANK, that you deceased next of kin is dead.
Then respond immediately, IF YOU ARE STILL ALIVE to enable the above funds released to you free without any question
I was the Chief Accountant to the deceased. I will give you details as it’s concerned the release of your fund before submitting your information to Citibank and Ministry of finance for payment.
Regards,
Mr. Patrick Nomo, (Chief Accountant to Deceased).
Accra Ghana,West Africa.
I love the coincidence that the decedent's attorney who was tasked with reaching out to me died one month after the decedent.
I also love the instruction to respond immediately IF I'M STILL ALIVE. I'm not sure what it is I'm supposed to do if I'm not still alive. Putting aside the fact I wouldn't be reading the email at all if I wasn't still alive, my take away is that if I am not still alive it remains OK if I don't respond immediately but instead respond a few days or so later. Who knew email scam artists could exist in the realm of the metaphysical !
BTW, this email was not sent to my personal email but instead it was sent to my law office email. No thought going on there on the part of the sender.
I'm tempted to respond, of course not with any legit info, but something else just to see how enjoyable their next email might be. (Of course, if three people dressed in black wearing dark sunglasses knock on my front door, I might regret my decision to play.)