Scams Galore: Phising & Text Scams

I recently received this e-mail and I would like everyone to be forewarned and not to fall for these kinds of messages.  Never, ever reply to this kind of e-mail.  The e-mail reads:

Dear Friend,

I sincerely apologize for intruding into your privacy,
especially by contacting you through this means for a
business transaction of this magnitude, but due to its
seriousness and urgency it therefore became necessary for me
to seek for your assistance. I am Barrister Smith John
(Esq.), counsel to late Engr Han, a national of your country
and was a seasoned contractor with oil servicing companies
here in Lagos, Nigeria. He lost his life on the 12th of
March, 2003 in an air/plane-crash here in Nigeria.

Before his sudden and mysterious death, he deposited the sum
of Ten Million US  Dollars{US$10,000,000} with a Bank in a
fixed account here in Lagos, Nigeria which I was quite aware
of as all the legal proceedings was duly carried out by my
humble self. After his death, almost Five years ago, i made
several approaches to your embassy to locate any of his
relatives so as to come and stand as the next of kin to my
late client in order to have this huge sum transferred to
his or her possession but all my effort proved abortive.

After several unsuccessful attempts in locating any of his
relations and the latest ultimatum given to me by the Bank,
mandating me to provide my late client’s next of kin within
the next two weeks OR they confiscate the money, which i
wouldn’t live to see it happen, hence my decision to contact
you so that i can present you as the next of kin to my late
client. All I demand from you is your honest co-operation so
that this fund {$10 million US dollars} can be transferred
into any account of your choice within the shortest time
possible.

For your assistance and co-operation, I have decided to have
the money shared as follows; 40% for you, 60% for me. What I
introduced to you might be a smack of an unethical practice
but this is a once in a lifetime opportunity that is capable
of making things better for us and moreover, if I fail to
present to the Bank my late client’s next of kin in the next
couple of weeks, the truth is that this money would not be
taken by the government but by some greedy officials of the
Bank and i would not fold my arms and watch this happen
hence my decision to contact you.

I also want to use to this medium to assure you that this
transaction is 100% risk free and my position as the counsel
to the late depositor of the fund, it has been legally
planned to avoid any hitch or breach of law both during and
after the transfer might have been effected to you. And
also, every information that will back you up as the next of
kin to my late client shall be given to you as soon as i
have your consent. The following information will be
required from you in your reply;

1.} your full name__________________________,
2.} Your residential/contact address__________________________,
3.} Your phone/fax number__________________________,
4.} Your Occupation and__________________________;
5.} Your Age__________________________.

For purpose of security and the confidentiality of this
transaction you can reply this mail to this my private
e-mail address; “barr_smithjohn002@hotmail.com“

I look forward to receive your positive response soonest.

Best Regards,
Barrister Smith John(Esq)

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In addition to the above e-mail, I also received a text message from two cell phone numbers congratulating me for my winnings for Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas “Handog Pangkabuhayan” and a certain CPB-PCNS.  The first number below comes from a certain Atty. Garry B. Aquino & the second text was from Tina Ramos (better beware of them and these numbers):

09077011462

 

09293969043