Strangely enough, I was informed via email more than 2 years after they passed. And the person informing me says there’s a lot of money to be inherited by only me…they seem earnest enough. Here’s the email I got (mind you, my real first name is Tamara) -
*BARRISTER HARESH DUFF
Solicitors & Advocates
Block 244, Flat 5, Rue du Boulevard,
PMB 52,
Lome-Togo
Dear Tamara ,
I am Barrister Haresh Duff, a legal practitioner, I am the personal attorney to **Mr.Mark William Tamara ** , a national Of your country, who used to work with Shell Development Company in Lome Togo. He used to be my client.
On the 7th of June 2002, my client, his wife and their only daughter were involved in a car accident along Nouvissi express Road. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy here to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the fund valued at US$9.5Mmillion°(Nine Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollas) left behind by my client before it gets confisicated or declared unserviceable by the Finance Firm where this huge amount were deposited.
The said Finance Company has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have his account confisicated within the next twenty one official working days.
Since I have been unsuccesfull in locating the relatives for over 2years now, I seek the consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased since you have the same last names, so that the proceeds of this account can be paid to you.
Therefore, on receipt of your positive response, we shall then discuss the sharing ratio and modalities for transfer.I have all necessary information and legal documents needed to back you up for claim.
All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.
Best Regards,
Haresh Duff (Esq).*
Clearly, I should buy a plane ticket to Lome-Togo immediately! Naturally, I am saddened to lose these people that I never knew existed, but I may be comforted by the 9.5 million dollars somehow. See, even when things seem bad they work out for the better in the end!
Haresh Duff, you are a :wally to think anyone w/ half of a quarter of a lobe of a brain would fall for that unholy crap on a stick.
