Venditoris: Beware of Scams

Here’s an email that came recently, not addressed to anyone specifically. Clearly it is a mass mailed email to a list, probably purchased, by the phisher, from a source of supposedly “gullible” spam leads. (I wonder who got taken more, the Phisher or some as yet unrevealed bodkin on the list.)

Don’t be a plum gullible sucker! If you get an unbelievable email even if addressed directly to you, sink it in the spam pool quickly with the other junk emails!

Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2008
From: “Barrister Charles Arrand”
Subject:Charles Arrand Partner

Charles Arrand Partner
DLA Piper UK LLP
Victoria Square House, Victoria Square
Birmingham B2 4DL, England.
Direct Tel: +44-nnn-nnn-nnnn

Good Day,

This is a personal email directed to you and I request that it be treated as such. I am Barrister Charles Arrand, a solicitor at law.

I wish to notify you again that I have listed you as a beneficiary to the total sum of Thirty million British Pounds Sterling in the intent of the deceased (names now withheld since this is my second letter to you).

I contacted you because you bear the same surname with my late client and I may, with your consent, present you to the “trustee” bank as my late client’s surviving family member so as to enable you put up a claim to the bank as a next of kin of my client.

In your acceptance of this deal, I request that you kindly forward a letter of acceptance to me so that I can give you detail information on this and also tell you the next steps to adopt.

Hope to Hear from you soon.

Regards,
Charles Arrand