Wow, I'm Rich. Just Inherited US $7.6 Million - According to This Email

altomic on 18/10/2015 - 11:29
Last edited 18/10/2015 - 11:30

From : Mr.Justin Kazin ([email protected])

Attention Sir/Madam,

My name is Mr.Justin Kazin,I am an attorney.I am contacting you for an assistance and co-operation to arrange and release the sum of $7.8Million United State Dollars to your account from a bank as the next of kin to a deceased client of mine you share the same last name with.He died in 2006 without a will and do not have any name person to inherit this money with the bank.

I assure you that everything will be legally arranged and executed that there will never be any problem for you in the transaction.

You will have 40% of this money for your assistance and co-operation as soon as the transfer to your account is done.

Please let me know if you are interested and willing to co-operate and execute the transaction with me.

Waiting on your reply.

Regards

Mr.Justin Kazin

I'm somewhat skeptical as my last name is somewhat unique and the number of people with that surname in the world would not fill a bus.

Internet

Comments

  • 2bitbludger on 18/10/2015 - 11:31
    +2

    You rich people are all the same you all treat regular people on this website like they are your servents or something!?

  • 2jzzzz on 18/10/2015 - 11:35
    +1

    Only 40% of the money. What jerks.

  • t_c on 18/10/2015 - 11:42
    +7

    Seems legit.

  • Peanut money on 18/10/2015 - 12:20
    +2

    Don't tell too many people as someone might change his name purely to take this opportunity from you

  • djones145 on 18/10/2015 - 12:31
    +4

    scam!

    call bikies, you want 100%!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Twodogs on 18/10/2015 - 12:36
    +9

    What a coincidence im a nigerian prince and i have a wonderfull oppitunity for you :-)

  • Marcsie on 18/10/2015 - 12:45

    Congratulation :)

  • Marcsie on 18/10/2015 - 12:46

    Will you share with us ? haha

  • try2bhelpful on 18/10/2015 - 12:48
    +10

    There are amoeba on the bottom of ocean floors that aren't going to fall for this trick. You think by now they would have come up with a different scam. I would be really tempted to play them along, but only if you are prepared to burn that email address. Tell them you knew the guy well and are too distraught now to talk to them; however, if they could just send you a picture as a keepsake you are sure you could pull it together in a week or two.

    The "English" is something to behold. Do they use "babel fish" to do the translation?

    • Diji1 on 18/10/2015 - 13:11
      +1

      Yeah lel apparently the scam works better because only the truly gullible or desperate are willing to believe the opener - which then means they're more likely to play along as they get milked.

      You might like a site called 419eater, it's basically just dedicated to wasting scammers time for as long as possible. It's funny because you kinda won't believe how much the scammers can get scammed lel, the fall for romance scams and things like this very easily just like their marks :p.

    • retiredfeline on 18/10/2015 - 19:28
      +1

      It seems the bad English is actually helpful to them, it rules out replies from even half-intelligent people.

  • TheAviator on 18/10/2015 - 13:00
    +1

    Hard to see how anyone could fall for emails like this, but I suppose when you send out many thousands in a week it only takes one idiot to bite and you're rich.

    On a somewhat related note, you might enjoy some of these Nigerian scam baiting stories on this website! Pretty hilarious what they convince the scammers to do. http://www.419eater.com/

    • retiredfeline on 18/10/2015 - 19:26

      Yes, that's exactly it. Sadly too many people do fall for them; it is in the news now and then. The more vicious ones prey on lonely people.

      Reminds me of the joke about the street seller of pencils who was asking 1 million. Yeah, it is a bit high, he said, but I only have to sell one.

  • NancyCat on 18/10/2015 - 13:16
    +1

    OMG, I've received the same email…we must be related!

  • nocure on 18/10/2015 - 13:47
    +1

    I'm somewhat skeptical

    Just somewhat

  • chumlee on 18/10/2015 - 14:08

    Tell em you want more than 40% as aussie dollar has dropped too much against US dollar

    • ilikeradiohead on 19/10/2015 - 19:12

      $7.6m USD will get you around $10.4m AUD, whereas a year ago you would have only got around $8.6m AUD and a year before that only $7.9m AUD. OP should act fast before the AUD starts gaining ground!

  • eatwell365 on 18/10/2015 - 15:26

    Have the courage to be scam baiter?

  • darkmattersunB6c0MV on 18/10/2015 - 19:04

    You lucky you ;-)

  • retiredfeline on 18/10/2015 - 19:24

    They're skimming you man, I got offered 10 times that amount.

  • crackinalong on 19/10/2015 - 08:34

    I also have a unique last name and have received two letters in the post over the last 12 months claiming exactly the same thing. If only this were true I would be extremely wealthy and possibly own the worlds largest eneloop collection

  • abdfahim on 19/10/2015 - 11:46

    lolz .. don't understand how come scammers still rely on this ages old trick, so lame of them … If I sum up the amounts of similar "offers" I had received over past 15 years or so, I'd easily beat Bill Gates, Carlos Slim and Warren Buffett together. Cummon, try something new (to the scammer) !!

    Oh sorry I forgot, this thread is about the receiver, not the scammer ……

  • momov3 on 19/10/2015 - 12:04

    Presumably, OP is sharing this windfall to alert everyone on OzBargain what a scam inheritance letter looks like. Anyone can see .ru (Russia!) is a scam. The last time I mistakenly went and surfed a .ru music website (did not hover over the link to see the hidden domain name)my PC was stuffed for 3 days.

  • billy-65 on 19/10/2015 - 13:44

    so far I have won 1/2 A billion I told them donate To Red Cross Ha,Ha,

  • djones145 on 19/10/2015 - 15:14
    +2

    [email protected]

    use this email for freebies!!!!!

  • goosegog on 20/10/2015 - 19:48

    I've had this one + many other similar ones. Nowadays I reply to them with contempt for what they are doing + wishing a bad luck curse on them, their family & friends for the pain they are causing innocent people. Funnily enough, we haven't had any more through since cursing them.

  • payton on 01/11/2015 - 14:31

    I actually received several snail mails with similar deals. No joke.
    With postage stamp from France, Spain, colour letter with letterhead, the lot.

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