From the desk of
BARRISTER PAUL PETER CHAMBERS
06 BP 326 Akpakpa,Cotonou
Republique du Benin
Telephone: +229 97449889

Dear John Graham


I am Barrister Paul Peter, a Benin lawyer. A deceased client of mine, that
shares the same last name with you,died as a result of a heart-related condition on
October 12th 2011. His heart condition leading to his death was due to death
of all members of his family in Tripol disaster Libya.

I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over somedays now.
You can reach me for more information as my late client left behind a
deposit of $19,500,000.00 Million Dollars.

Best Regards,
Barr.Paul Pete,
TEL: +229 97449889

Well not really. I'll keep what little I have.

Another one of those silly spams, but now it's Libya, and not Nigeria, but the Republique du Benin is a long way from Libya!

Good heads up John.

That scam could also be delivered by phone too.
No doubt you'd be asked to pay the barrister's fee first
before the money would be sent.

A pound in the hand is worth two from Libya/Nigeria



Cheers mate
David

I got a similar one but my security program flagged it. It looks like your email list has been compromised. Argh!

No worries Mike.

The last problem was caused by someone hacking my email account, as I found no nasty bugs on my computer. Since I changed my password to one even I can't remember off hand there have been no more problems.

I can't think why these types of emails are still sent out, because the have been flagged up by so many TV and Radio shows, you'd think they were pretty pointless.

I realize everyone here is bright enough not to fall for these scams, but we all have "that friend" or "that relative" who will inevitably bite...so here's a variation on the scam that's a little more sophisticated:

In a twist on the basic scam, the perp offers to send you a check for deposit into your bank account, in exchange for you wiring a small amount back to him- typically, the check is worth thousands while the wire transfer is worth around $500. Plus, he stipulates you don't have to send him anything until you've deposited the check. Sounds good, right?

Here's the catch- the check is a fraud, no such account exists...but your bank will take several days to clear the check and discover that fact. Wire transfers, on the other hand, are instantaneous- so you're out the $500 you transferred, plus any fees your bank may charge for the bad check.

Like I said, I know this won't fool anyone here- but if you run into "that guy", let him know that if it sounds too good to be true- then he's stupid for falling for it!