What I could do with $15,000,000

I'm so very excited that this opportunity to claim $15,000,000 from somebody I have never heard of residing in the UK has come my way. They say that altruism is dead and that there is no such thing as a free lunch. Well, for all those nay-sayers and pessimists, I submit to you proof in the letter below that one may indeed reap the benefits of shady dealings with random people with poor writing skills and lack of a command of proper English grammar:

OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF THE AVAILABILITY OF DEPOSIT BOX FOR YOU.

I represent Morgan & Associates, a local firm that arranges untraceable asset management and safekeeping of special and valuable packages and baggage in trust for reputable clients that are honest and trustworthy.

We have information concerning of the availability of a safe deposit box with a Vaults Storage Company which has been listed in your name. A benefactor(testator)made you the beneficiary of the deposit box which contains US15,000,000.00. as a secret trust.

Secret trust arises where a person called testator (benefactor) transfers property to another party (trustee)to be held on trust for the benefit of a beneficiary who does not know that such a trust exists until the time sated in the instrument creating the trust have reached.

Financial assets like this are considered unclaimed when contact with a beneficiary is lost for an extended period or the where about is unknown to the executors of the trust .

This often happens due to a name change after marriage or divorce, an unreported change name and address or expired postal forwarding order,incomplete, illegible records and result of computer and clerical errors. When owners or their heirs fail to claim an asset over a specified number of years known as the dormancy period, those left holding the trust property(money)in a case like this where the trust was invested, probate officer and administrator of trust properties had ordered transfer custody to a special trust account in a process known as es-cheat. your inheritance is now es-cheated to the storage company.

Our work is to provide legal assistance and claims administration through the Treasury Solicitor, Department of the Probate Registry for transfer of custody of the safe deposit box to you as the sole and legal beneficiary.
After which we will arrange the release of the safe deposit box to you.

More Information will be provided concerning the deposit box when you get back to us.

Thank you and I remain


Steven Morgan
Morgan & Associates
23 Lincoln's Inn Fields,
London WC3A 4LH
United Kingdom

Now it is interesting to me that Steven found it necessary to reiterate after writing this very kind e-mail that he has still remained Steven Morgan. Perhaps he is on the lamb and is used to going by numerous aliases. A little research indicates that he has not always "remained" Steven Morgan as may be seen by the same e-mail apparently sent back in early December of 2006 http://419mail.blogspot.com/2006/12/legal-notice-from-stanley-morris-llp.html. He has also "remained" Paul Bishops, Phillip Davies, etc, etc.

A little more research indicates that this "Law Firm" may be a bit dodgey as it appears to have changed addresses quite a few times (based on the same e-mail having been sent to others):

Morgan Legal
66 Lincoln’s Avenue,
London WC2A 3LH
United Kingdom
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Thank you and I remain
Paul Bishops
Bishops & Associates
66 Lincolns Inn Fields,
London WC2A 3LH
United Kingdom
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One letter had this at the top:

Morgan & Associates
23 Lincoln's Inn Fields,
London WC2A 3LH
United Kingdom

And this at the bottom:

Paul Bishops
Morgan & Associates
23 Lincoln's Inn Fields,
London WC3A 4LH
United Kingdom

Maybe the postal code doesn't matter that much in the UK
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Paul Bishops
G.Morgan & Associates
Middlesex, London
United Kingdom
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Thank you and I sincerely remain
Phillip Davies
Associate Attorney
Stanley & Morris LLP

But, all of the addresses I could find seemed to check out on Mapquest. I'm really unsure of which address to use when sending my sensitive account information. I guess I should probably use all of them.

I do feel like I'm getting a little ripped off. No, not because the whole thing seems a bit shady and questionable as to honorable intentions - I have no problem with that. I feel I'm not getting the best deal because some people have been told that there is up to $25,000,000 available. I don't know about you but an extra $10,000,000 would be a nice bit of folding money to have around. I think I'm going to counter offer $20,000,000. What could I loose? After all, some people are only being offered $1,000,000 so I should feel pretty good about that.

The location, whether it is 66 Lincoln's Inn Fields or 23 Lincoln's Inn Fields or 66 Lincoln Avenue, is legit - except for the postal code which is close enough, so I think I'm good there. Based upon all this information checking out I think I'm pretty secure from any Nigerian scam so I'm going to go for it. For those of you who are friends and family and would like to go in on this with me, I hear that the people you contact usually need copious amounts of cash to make the transaction go through, you are more than welcome to. Just send me your social security number, name, credit card information, and a bank account routing number and I'll deal you in.

Thanks.

JEO