Yet Another Lame Scam...

I wrote back and asked this person if s/he thinks we are all this stupid...

"The Chambers of Richard Gilbert QC and Associates
2 Bedford Row
London
WC1R 4BU
United Kingdom

Tel: +44 (0)703 190 1802
Fax +44 (0)700 606 6349
DX LDE 17
Email: richardgilbertqc@yahoo.com.hk

Attorney at Law
Faegre & Benson LLP, UK.
Office Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00a.m. - 5:00p.m.
Evening Appointments Available On behalf of the Trustees and Executor of the estate of Late Engr. Jurge Krugger.

I once again try to notify you as my earlier letter was returned undelivered. I wish to notify you that late Engr. J?rge Kr?gger made you a beneficiary to his WILL. He left the sum of Thirty Million, One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($30,100.000.00) to you in the Codicil and last testament to his WILL.This may sound strange and unbelievable to you, but it is real and true. Being a widely traveled man, he must have been in contact with you in the past or simply you were nominated to him by one of his numerous friends abroad who wished you good. Engr. J?rge Kr?gger until his death was a member of the Helicopter Society and the Institute of Electronic & Electrical Engineers.

According to him this money is to support your humanitarian activities and to help the poor and the needy in our society. Please if I reach you as I am hopeful, endeavor to get back to me as soon as possible to enable me conclude my job. I hope to hear from you in no distant time.

Note: You are advise to contact me with my personal email address:
richardgilbertqc@yahoo.com.hk

I await your prompt response.

Yours in Service,
Barr. Richard GIlbert QC.

Tel: +44 (0)703 190 1802
Fax +44 (0)700 606 6349
Email: richardgilbertqc@yahoo.com.hk
Attorney at Law Faegre & Benson LLP, UK
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Absolutely amazing. Who ever wrote this clearly speaks English as a second language - most of the sentences have that higher learning in another country syntactical difference. And that is usually where they get tripped up - on the syntax.

Then there is that little gaff with the money... there is a big difference in the amount when using commas versus periods.

And finally, most e-mails purporting to come from the UK use Pounds Sterling to convey monetary amounts - that should have been an amount with £ in front of it.
It amazes me that anyone gets anything out of these any longer.

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