A novel twist on the 419 scam

First time I have seen one based in the UK:

Sender: jthornton.esq@web.de
Organization: [freemail.web.de]
Subject: ESTATES OF LATE SIR DENIS THATCHER (BARON)
From: John Thornton Esq
Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2005 18:51:39 +0100
To: jthornton.esq@web.de


Mark, Thornton & Lewis LLP
Copper Court, Phoenix Way, Enterprise Park, Swansea SA7 9EH
London.
Fax: +44-870-121-8785
Alternative email: thorntonandlewis@katamail.com

ESTATES OF LATE SIR DENIS THATCHER (BARON)

We are attorneys and executors to the estates of the late Sir Denis Thatcher, first Baronet and the husband to the longest serving prime minister in British history. He died at the ripe age of 88 yrs (May 10, 1915 – June 26, 2003) we are contacting you because you are listed as a beneficiary in the estates of the late Sir Denis Thatcher.

Denis Thatcher was created a Baronet in 1991, styled “of Scotney in the County of Kent”.

Sir Denis Thatcher was until his death the director of the Burmah Oil Trading Co., chairman of the Atlas Preservative Co., vice-chairman of Attwoods plc, director of Quinton Hazell plc, and consultant to Amec plc and CSX Corp.

You where specifically listed as beneficiary to the sum of GBP950,000 in the codicil to his last Will and testament. This is for your activities and help to less-privileged in your country as mentioned in the codicil to his last will, any other reasons are unknown to us.

In accordance with the British governments inheritance laws you are required to forward documents of identification[scanned accepted], present address, telephone and fax numbers to enable easy communication.

We shall inform you on further details on receipt of the above information.

Please notify me via email when documents have been faxed. We hope to hear from you soon. All correspondence should sent through the alternative email provided at the top and bottom of this mail.

Regards,

John Thornton Esq.
Principal Partner,
Mark, Thornton & Lewis LLP
Copper Court, Phoenix Way, Enterprise Park, Swansea SA7 9EH
London.
Fax: +44-870-121-8785
Alternative email: thorntonandlewis@katamail.com
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3 responses to “A novel twist on the 419 scam”

  1. alecm
    re: A novel twist on the 419 scam

    note also the premium-rate phone number, and the fact it was sent from germany.

  2. Telsa
    re: A novel twist on the 419 scam

    Swansea, London? Paah.

    That’s a real address, incidentally, although I have my doubts about the company…

    It’s not the first one of these I have seen from the UK. Some years ago one caught my eye because the sender was ostensibly an asylum seeker who “therefore” could not leave Aberystwyth — of all places! — to go and collect his fortune.

  3. alecm
    re: A novel twist on the 419 scam

    >who “therefore” could not leave Aberystwyth — of all places! — to go and collect his fortune.

    …so true of *so many* people we know…

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