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<div dir="auto">Hey Mike, funny story. I had a very similar one couple years ago. It came in as I was traveling to UK. When I arrived Heathrow I saw the message. They left a phone number to call so I called and got answering machine. I left a message i was in London and for them to call me with directions to their office. Guess my inheritance wasn't to be since they never called back.😄</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Hope yours comes through. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Regards, Tom Westbrook </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div id="composer_signature" dir="auto"><div style="font-size:85%;color:#575757" dir="auto">Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone</div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div><br></div><div dir="auto" style="font-size:100%;color:#000000"><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Mike Winslow <mike@winslegal.com> </div><div>Date: 8/20/20 3:50 PM (GMT-08:00) </div><div>To: WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com> </div><div>Subject: [WSBAPT] a new take on an old scam </div><div><br></div></div><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Consolas">Received this by email today. Copied verbatim, with typos.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Consolas">Note that the sender says their email address is with UN.org. that’s the moniker for the United Nations.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Consolas">My family came on the Mayflower to Plymouth Colony, so we are a bit removed from the cousins in the UK at this point. <span class="SpellE">Geewhiz</span>… I wonder…</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Consolas">This scam is noted at several sites on the Net.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Consolas"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Consolas">Hello <a href="mailto:mike@winslegal.com">mike@winslegal.com</a>,</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Consolas"> </span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Consolas">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 <span class="SpellE">skepticism.I</span> 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 <span class="SpellE">money.According</span> to the laws of England and Wales, section 46 of the Administration of Estates Act of 1925 (with subsequent amendments). </span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Consolas"> </span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Consolas">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.</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Consolas"> </span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Consolas">Best Wishes,</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Consolas"> </span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Consolas">Bar.Mark</span></i></span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Consolas"> Smith</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.5pt;mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:Consolas">Principal Partner</span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt">'SMITH GLOBAL LAW' <Smithlegal.group@Un.org></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:11.0pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-no-proof:yes">Michael A. Winslow</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-no-proof:yes">1204 Cleveland Ave.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-no-proof:yes">Mount Vernon, WA 98273</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-no-proof:yes">Ph. 360-336-3321</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-no-proof:yes">Em. Mike@winslegal.com</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-no-proof:yes"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-no-proof:yes">This message is from an attorney, so it’s confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, it’s too late to stop reading this message, but you may not use it for any improper purpose. 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