[WSBAPT] a new take on an old scam

[Mike Winslow]

Received this by email today. Copied verbatim, with typos.
Note that the sender says their email address is with UN.org. that's the
moniker for the United Nations.
My family came on the Mayflower to Plymouth Colony, so we are a bit removed
from the cousins in the UK at this point. Geewhiz. I wonder.
This scam is noted at several sites on the Net.
 
Hello mike at winslegal.com,
 
It is good to be in contact with you even though this medium of
communication has been grossly abused by impostors and criminal minded
people thereby making it difficult for people with genuine struggle to
correspond and exchange views without skepticism.I am contacting you because
you share the same last name with a deceased client of mine who died few
years ago. He left behind a lot of bank deposits with no will to mention a
next of kin. I have been in recent communication with the banks where he has
these deposits and they have made it abundantly clear that I should provide
any of his relatives to come forward and claim his money.According to the
laws of England and Wales, section 46 of the Administration of Estates Act
of 1925 (with subsequent amendments). 
 
It is my plan therefore to present you as a relative to my late client so
that his deposit can be transferred to you legally by virtue of the fact
that you share the same last name and I can easily present you as his
relative. I will make this presentation possible as it is my sole
responsibility as the legal Administrator and I will guide you all the way
until his funds are released to you. We shall be sharing the proceed of this
claim equally if you accept to work with me. I will share more details with
you upon your positive response to my email. I hope to hear from you soon.
 
Best Wishes,
 
Bar.Mark Smith
Principal Partner
'SMITH GLOBAL LAW' <Smithlegal.group at Un.org>
 
Michael A. Winslow
1204 Cleveland Ave.
Mount Vernon, WA 98273
Ph. 360-336-3321
Em. Mike at winslegal.com
 
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