Legal Question in Wills and Trusts in Nigeria
Inherited claims
I recently recieved the following email and was wondering how to find out if it is true or not and what I should do:Dear ***
I am Barrister Dotun Phillips, a solicitor at law. I
am the personal attorney to Richard W. *** a
national of your country, who used to work with
Ashland Oil Petroleum Development Company in Nigeria.
Just ealier this year, my client, his wife and their
4 children were involved in the recent TSUNAMI
FLOOD DISASTER while on vacation . All members of the
family unfortunately lost there 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.
I decided to track his last name/surname over the Internet, to
locat any member of his family hence I contacted you.
I have contacted you to assist in recovering the fund
valued at US$10.5 million left behind by my client
before it gets confisicated or declared unserviceable
by the Bank where this huge amount were deposited.
BARRISTER DOTUN PHILLIPS(esq)
(PROVIDENCE CHAMBERS)
FIFTH FLOOR
NEW-ARK HOUSE
LAGOS.
TEL:+ 234 1 7764093
There is a bit more to the email but what should I do?
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Inherited claims
This is a scam!
Re: Inherited claims
Sir,
This an issue of fraud and the said sum does not exist neither does the so called deceased. Kindly disregard them.