Just received this email from a " Alan Thompson" regarding a "deceased family member" who left a large settlement....the email is traced from Nigeria, and the office of Alan Thompson's has confirmed that it is a fake email....and even proceeded to attach a fake death certificate.
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Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:24:19 +0100
From: "Alan Thompson" <alan_thompson@gmx.co.uk>
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"Dear <removed>,
My name is Alan Thompson, sole legal counsel to late Alec D. Briteramos. Late Alec died on the 8th of November, 2003 in the UK. Fortnight ago, I was contacted by the Financial Institution were he held a monetary resource to contact his family members on his abandoned investment with them. Throughout my search, I was not able to ascertain a genuine relative who shall be recipient of his abandoned investment, hence contacting you.
Yours truly,
Alan Thompson, LL.B. (Hons)
Senior Partner.
Act Legal
Sussex
Stanford House, South Road, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 6SB, United Kingdom
Tel: (0) 792 455 1313
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Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:24:19 +0100
From: "Alan Thompson" <alan_thompson@gmx.co.uk>
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"Dear <removed>,
My name is Alan Thompson, sole legal counsel to late Alec D. Briteramos. Late Alec died on the 8th of November, 2003 in the UK. Fortnight ago, I was contacted by the Financial Institution were he held a monetary resource to contact his family members on his abandoned investment with them. Throughout my search, I was not able to ascertain a genuine relative who shall be recipient of his abandoned investment, hence contacting you.
Yours truly,
Alan Thompson, LL.B. (Hons)
Senior Partner.
Act Legal
Sussex
Stanford House, South Road, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 6SB, United Kingdom
Tel: (0) 792 455 1313
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This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. This communication may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, you are advised that you have received this e-mail in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If received in error, please notify us.
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Act Legal Ltd (Company No 4449603) is regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and is subject to its professional code of conduct."