Have you received emails from lawyers that propose you to be the next of kin for someone to claim their money?
551547
Thats called a 419 scam. Check out this link www.419eater.com. It will make you feel better and possibly ROFL.
545516
Not necessarily. It depends on state law and on the paranoia of the lawyer representing the estate. Most states require written notice to the named beneficiaries (and sometimes the heirs at law), but not by ceritfied mail. The attorney only needs to attest that s/he sent the written notice to the beneficiaries.
582887
I don't know but I would send them an e-mail referring to the incident/s that you have failed to get the service you paid for.
628043
You should contact a Solicitor.
908213
Remember this if it sounds to good to be true it is a hoax.  It is called spamming.  These are not legit emails.  Someone just trying to get someones hopes up.  Just like the emails that go around that say if you send this email out to 8 friends your wishes will come true.  It doesn't work that way.
739137
I get those emails at least once a week.\n\nOne email came from a Yahoo! address.  I forwarded the email with the headers to abuse@yahoo.com, AND copied the sender.  In the body of the email I requested that the person be investigated for fraud.\n\nScammer actually sent me another email asking for my contact info, so we could discuss "business!"\n\nI guess they will keep going as long as people fall for them.
949428
I received a letter from this group stating that I won an award, I threw it in the trash and started investigating. It is a fraudulent organization. Also, be aware that a letter is being circulated in which a person posing as an artist is looking for someone to open an account in their country in order to accept money orders and send the cash to them in the Netherlands. Don't fall for this ploy. A lady accepted a large sum of money in the form of Money Orders from a person who wanted to move to the U. S. The person, a few days later, wanted her to send two thousand dollars to him, stating that it was an emergency, \nshe sent the money only to find out that the money orders had been stolen and she was out two thousand dollars and had a visit from the authorities. Let's use our smarts in these situations.
525775
Sorry you would not get alot of reply special when you ask for their email. I think you are a program like to make money from this.
255375
It's fraud man don't beleive them, I'll tell you something have u ever participated in an English Lottery contest or any linked thing?? I guess not, if they emailed you again just send them an email telling them to send you some of the money for you to go and receive your prize.
788050
If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. It sounds like a scam to me. If you had really won money from a legitimate entity, they would contact you by the phone or more likely through certified mail. DO NOT reply to this email!
191153
Scam spam. Anyone that approaches you through an e-mail asking for fees to help you obtain money/goods/etc. is a scammer.\n\nConsider this: it is much easier and more effective to locate a person through their home address, phone number, place of business, etc. A true lawyer would have access to this otherwise confidential information and not just a shot in the dark through anonymous e-mail.
1025736
Yes it is defo a scam. I bet he says it's from someone who has deceased and he needs a next of kin( which is you). He will say that you don't need to send any money to him as he's accounted for that and all admin costs etc. Then when you are getting really keen he will say he needs money from you to cover your registration fees as you are a foreigner. Then he will say your cheque is waiting and he needs you to send him some money to cover insurance of the money etc.\nIf you pass this up, you will probably hear from him in a month or two, saying he is doing really well and to thank you for you effort he has given an accountant some money for you. Then they will ask for you to send him money to release your money etc. Bla Bla Bla.\nLook at his email he sent you then look at the time it was sent, go to this site http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/ and look at roughly what country he is in. \nSometime they will say they are in Spain and the time on the Email says it's from Johannesburg.\nEither way no-one gives someone they don't know free money. If you get any other emails promising this sort of thing Delete them immediately and don't open them. If you need any further help please visit my site.  www.bakerinvestigations.co.uk
551389
It is spam. They are attempting to get your bank details and steal your money.\n\nI currently have loads of relatives in Nigeria that have recently died and want to give me $30 million.\n\nI wish......
669798
Its a spam or worse a scam...\nThey will be looking for your personal information(its worth it to them if they can confirm that your email address works)\nOr they will ask you to pay "fees" to collect your "winnings"\n\nLotterys work like this:\n1)10,000 people pay 1 dollar/euro/pound/yen....etc\nThe lottery company now has 10,000\n\n2) the lottery company holds a draw and gives out 7,000 in winnings (and keeps the profit 3,000)\n\nScams work like this:\n-1)nobody pays money (there is no money to win)\n\n0)a scammer sends out 10,000 spam emails to tell people they have won a lottery they havn't entered.(they pretend they work for real lottery websites)\n\n2)The Scammer asks for your Personal details (be prepared! your inbox is going to be full of emails asking for you personally...and dont get me started on what they are gonna do with your Bank details!)\n\n3)The scammer tells you that you have to pay fees before you can accept the "winnings" (and NO,you cant pay out of the winnings! they dont exist!....silly maga)\n\n4)The scammer manages to con 3 people out of 1000 and gives all his profits to a charity for orphaned goats (he dosn't really...he keeps it ;) )\n\n5)Your inbox gets more mails than help@microsoft.com\nEverything from "You have won anotther sooperdooperlottry" to    "CHAN U B A NEXT OF KIN" to "Please join our company,cash our checks,send us the money until your bank realises you are laundering money for us?)\n\nThe moral of the story is...If it sounds too good to be true... It probably is
891962
it is a scam.\nDon't touch that with a ten foot pole.\nWhen I get those things I e-mail them back.\nAnd I call them every nasty name I can think of or make up.
1070979
These types of Scams are definitely on the increase.   I get between 4 to 6 of these "Phishing" letters a day , telling me that I have won a lottery that I have not entered or I am a long the lost relative of a deceased Millionaire or because I am such a trustworthy person I am being offered to "represent" a company.   All I have to do is give them my bank account numbers and passwords and they will deposit money in my account.  WOW!\nThe bottom line is; if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.  \nIf a so called bank asks you to "confirm" your account numbers, passwords, SSI or SIN "for security reasons", its a scam.   Your bank would never email you, they would phone you directly if there is a problem with your account.  I recently had a phishing email from someone who claimed to be from my bank.  The email was pretty convincing but I recognized it as a Phishing attempt and reported it to my ISP provider. \nNEVER GIVE OUT YOUR BANK ACCOUNT NUMBERS, PASSWORDS OR SSI/SIN TO ANYONE, ESPECIALLY WHILE ON THE NET.
324007
These West African get these addresses copy & pasted from a whole variety of free email sites as yahoo, hotmail, msn, etc.\n\nBy experience, I should say, that they surprised me with a letter of a supposed inheritance or lotto won.  All with the trick of getting advance fees from you. I became victim from them and never got the supposed inheritance. Note that they try to seem as real as posssible.\n\nJust Go to yahoo Options, click on filters, and write the clue words that u would find in letters that come from them.\nAlso, I have been forwarding these letters to the FTC at spam@uce.gov & 419.fcd@usss.treas.gov