zondag 16 juli 2017

Vreemde mails ontvangen van een Solicitor at Law die contact met mij wil over de vrijgave van een "erfenis"

Sinds 06 juli 2017 heb ik een aantal vreemde mails ontvangen van een Solicitor at Law, die contact met mij wil over de "nalatenschap" van iemand met de naam Ayman Hartholt (volgens het verhaal overleden in 2004). Als die meneer met de naam "Aaron Shaw" denkt dat ik hem ga bellen dan vergist hij zich. Op mijn vraag naar het adres van zijn kantoor krijg ik geen antwoord.

Wie is er nog meer benaderd door solicitor at law Aaron Shaw over een overleden "familielid" ?

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Aaron Shaw <shaw.g.aaron@hotmail.com>
6 juli 2017 om 13:37

Dear Gerrit,

I have an offer with respect to my late client, Ayman Hartholt. Who have same last name as yours. I am interested in discussing with you. Please let me know your interest.

Best Regards,
Aaron Shaw
Solicitor at Law

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Mail van mij aan Aaron Shaw
6 juli 2017 om 21:58

Dear Aaron.

I am not sure if I know Ayman Hartholt.
So let met know who Ayman Hartholt is (or was).
Let me know where he lives (of lived).

What is your contact information: respectively your office adres, your office emailadres (not a hotmailadres), your office telephone nummer etcetera.

Greatings Gerrit Hartholt the Netherlands.

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Shaw Aaron <shaw_aaron@outlook.com>
11 juli 2017 om 18:28

Dear Gerrit,

Thank you for your return email. I run a legal firm in partnership. I am the legal representative to my late client who happens to bear same last name as yours.

I am contacting you on professional consideration to invite your partnership in facilitating the release of my late client’s estates and most especially his invested funds. My late client passed in Indonesia during a holiday trip with his immediate family in December 2004. My late client was involved in oil brokerage and vessel chatter dealings. He had serious of business contacts spanning across Europe and Asia. He was 54 at the time of his death alongside his wife and only daughter.

My client made an investment involving a sum of $15million U.S. dollars, initial deposit of funds set aside for his business in an investment account with a commercial bank since 2001. I was contacted by the bank after the death of my late client to locate members of his extended family who could be beneficiaries to his abandoned personal assets. More so, I have been notified in the past months on the bank’s proceedings to turn the investment balance to the Government in pursuant of the existing laws. This is because it is assumed that no member of my late client’s extended family is alive.

After exhaustive search through the embassy and on professional consideration, I engaged a wide search to locate a credible person with this last name, so as to give us the stands to put-in an application for the release of these funds. I have contacted you on professional consideration as I know that you will be able to make this claim successfully and legitimately without any form of complications. I am here saying that the procedure to be adopted in pursuing this claim will be legitimate and will not offend the law. All I ask is for you to go about this claim as I will advice.

I propose that 45% of the entire sum will accrue to you at the conclusion of this deal, in so far as I do not incur further expenses; and this will be after deduction of 5% which will be set aside for reimbursement of expenses we would incur in the course of this transaction.

I will appreciate verbal communication with you so we can discuss in details. You may call me on 44 1729 292044. Please advice on the preferred telephone number and the best time to call you.

Regards,
Aaron Shaw.

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Shaw Aaron <shaw_aaron@outlook.com>
11 juli 2017 om 18:35

I am contacting you to invite your partnership in facilitating the release of my late client’s estates and most especially the invested funds as I mention in my last email. Let me know how and when to call you so we can discuss my proposition.

Regards.

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Shaw Aaron <shaw_aaron@outlook.com>
14 juli 2017 om 09:48

Dear Gerrit,

I hope you are doing well. I await your return email to my last message to you, so we may make progress as time is essence.

Regards,
Aaron

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Mail van mij aan Aaron Shaw
16 juli 2017 om 22:51

Dear Aaron.

I am doing quite well, only just a little bit pain in the neck.
Can you tell me what the claim (application for the release of these funds) you are writing me about, could mean to me?
I am not sure if I understand what you have send me, this is the first time a solicitor at law contacts me about an estate of someone who died in 2004 and who I don't know.
And do I have to contact a lawyer in the Netherlands to contact you, or is contact between you and me (by mail / letter) enough to handle it all?

Greetings Gerrit Hartholt the Netherlands.

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Copy of passport Aaron Shaw


Death certificate Ayman Gerald Hartholt (translated from Indonesian language)

Shaw Aaron <shaw_aaron@outlook.com> + attachments
17 juli 2017 om 18:45

Dear Gerrit,

I have contacted you to have you represent as a distant relative to my late client so as to give us a legal base to file claim for my late client's invested funds. I understand that you may not know my late client in person before contacting you.

Putting the circumstances surrounding my late client's estates in view, it is best that we do not get third parties involved, and that includes a different lawyer. We are well able to successfully make this claim without getting other parties involved. I consider it important to have a voice with this communication. Let me know how and when to call you. I am sending you more detailed information on my late client's personality and the standards of this transaction.

I have contacted you to have you represent as a distant relative to my late client, so I can present you as a beneficiary to his invested funds. I know you may not know my client or have a known relationship with him. My contact to you is on the professional consideration as I know that in partnership with you, we will successfully secure the release of the estates following the laid standards for claim situation as this. We will only engage standards applicable with circumstances of intestacy as this. The difference being how I have contacted you; and this inform the reason we must maintain this transaction in utmost confidence and ensure that no third party is allowed access to information of this transaction. This way we will be sure that no room is left for interference.

Before I proceed in further details, I need you to understand that it is legally permitted for distant relatives to file claim to a decedent's estates in situation of intestacy as this (where no legal will exists) and the decedent have no surviving immediate family members. In circumstances as this, relatives outside the immediate family can file a claim against the estates. In the absence of close relatives, the legal representative to the deceased can notify distant relatives up to fourth generation cousins of their rights to lay claim to the estates.

I have contacted you to invite your partnership in facilitating the release of funds sincerely belonging to my late client. My email to you was written as a Matter of last resort because of the circumstances surrounding my late client's estates.

Mr. Ayman Hartholt was a business man who lived in the U.K; he had oil sales brokerage dealings around Europe and Asia. My late client was into oil deal negotiation and vessel chatter brokerage. He died December 26, 2004 in Indonesia during a holiday trip with his family. My late client travelled on a holiday with his family and they were lodged in a guest house along the coast when the December 2004 ocean surge happened. My late client was 54 at the time of his death alongside his wife 46 and their only daughter 11. My late client lived most of his years in the U.K, but travelled often.  I served as his private attorney for the last eight years preceding his death and I had known the family a little while before then. I never met his father, but I knew him to be the late Mr. Cornelius Hartholt who died in Belgium. My late client was born July 21st 1950. The wife's name was Amber Hartholt - born July 3rd 1958. Their daughter's name was Ana - born May 16th 1993.

I contacted you because after the death of my late client I was informed by the financial institution to search for members of his family, related especially consanguineous relationship who could represented as managers or trustees to his invested funds.

The investment was made as funds set aside for his business. It was an initial deposit of U.S$15 million U.S. dollars invested in 2001 at a yearly interest rate of 7%.

We have recently received tips on the bank’s intention and a timeline ultimatum being currently considered. This is coming after the preliminary efforts of search to reach members of my late client’s extended family. The estates will be liquidated and shared between the bank and the Government if the timeline is elapsed as it would be considered that there exist no surviving relative. It might as well interest you to know that information also reached us that some key staff members of the bank have been working on ways to divert the funds in their selfish interest on the excuse that no surviving relative exists. My proposition is for you to stand in the position of a third generation cousin to my late client. This way I am able to clear your person for benefit to the estates.

I have proposed that 45% of the entire sum released will accrue to you at the conclusion of this transaction, in so far as I do not incur further expenses. 5% of the entire sum released will be set aside for reimbursement of expenses we will incur individually in the course of this transaction. What is left of the 5% we will split 50% to each of us. The balance of 50% left of the entire amount released will accrue to me to enable me cover for the cost I have incurred over the past nine years in efforts to protect my late client’s estates and also for me to be compensated for my time and effort.

The process of this transaction will involve a formal application for the release of the invested funds. I know that  in partnership with you we will be able to make this claim successfully because of your last name which is the same as that of my late client's. Note that it is my responsibility as the legal representative to establish the credibility of the beneficiary(ies) in a situation of intestacy as this. This is the basis for this transaction.

I consider it best that we do not involve third parties in this process. I will prepare a letter with which we will open communication with the bank when we have established understanding.

Your involvement will be for you to stand in as a distant relative to my late client and I will guide you through on how we will initiate a formal application and all subsequent correspondence with the bank. You will maintain a relationship with Mr. Hartholt, until we successfully get approval for legal clearance in your favor. I have original copy of the investment document and only the bank have secondary copy of this document which makes it impossible for any other person to put up claims either at this time or in the future.

I have attached copy of my late client’s death certificate to this email for your information and also copy of my international passport data page for better acquaintanceship. I will send copy of the investment document to you as we establish understanding. The investment document shows full information on the bank and it important that I am sure of your stand before releasing the copy.

Let me know a bit on your side of the family name. This will be needed for me to draft a connection between yourself and my late client that will validate your position for benefit. I wait to receive a return email.

Regards,

Aaron.

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Mail van mij aan Aaron Shaw
17 juli 2017 om 21:10

Dear Aaron.

Thanks for all the information and documents.

The family name Hartholt originates as far as I know from the year 1811, this is because everybody in the Netherlands had to choose a lastname (order of the government). Someone in the north of the Netherlands (living near Groningen) chose the name Hartholt (Dutch dialect for Hard Wood). From then on the familiy with the last name Hartholt grows steadily and gets branches. From which branch of the family Ayman Gerald Hartholt originates I don't know, and it is difficult for me to find that out, genealogy is not my expertise and this also because Ayman lived not in the Netherlands.

If I want to send you a letter with more information, what address can I send this letter to?

Greetings Gerrit Hartholt the Netherlands.

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Shaw Aaron <shaw_aaron@outlook.com>
23 juli 2017 om 03:02

Dear Gerrit,

Thank you for the information. I consider it important to have a voice with this communication. Let me know how and when to call you.

I have sent you information on my late client and the standard of this transaction to keep you informed.  When we have established understanding, I will draft a letter with which we will file a claim with the bank. I will send the letter to you for your review.

Moving forward, I should know you and your side of the family name. This will help me present a coherent connection between yourself and my late client that will validate your stand for benefit. Send me brief information on your side of the family. Names and dates of birth where possible, of persons with this last name - your parents, uncles and aunties with this last name. Also I should know you more in person . We will work with information you provide and stand on same in the order.

Regards,

Aaron.

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Mail van mij aan Aaron Shaw
23 juli 2017 om 10:45

Dear Aaron.

I also find it important to have at a certain point a voice with this communication.
Thank you for keeping me informed about the steps you are preparing, and the letter you are preparing about filing a claim with the bank.

About the information of my family, such as names and dates of birth from my parents, uncles and aunties with the last name Hartholt, and information about me personal, I would like to send you that information to you personal in a letter and not by mail. So please let me know what's the address of your office.

If it's possible for you please let me also know in which town Ayman Hartholt lived in the U.K. with his familiy and where he had his residence, before he deceased in the ocean surge december 2004 in Indonesia.

Best wishes.

Gerrit Hartholt the Netherlands.

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Shaw Aaron <shaw_aaron@outlook.com>
25 juli 2017 om 00:12

Dear Gerrit,

My late client lived in London. I consider that sending the information by post may take some time which will not be relevant. But if you insist, send to attention of: Aaron Shaw, Ephil Associates. 25 Canada Square, Canary Wharf Level 27 London E14 5LB United Kingdom.

Regards,
Aaron.

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Mail van mij aan Aaron Shaw.
27 juli 2017 om 21:19


Dear Aaron.

Thank you for the info and the address. Because my family is quite large (my father has 7 brothers and sisters), it wil take me a couple of days before I can send the letter abroad.
Is it okay if I mention the name of your late client Ayman Hartholt when I contact my family (uncles and aunts etcetera) when I contact them for the requested information, or is it not okay?

Best wishes.

Greetings Gerrit Hartholt the Netherlands city Dedemsvaart municipality Hardenberg

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Shaw Aaron <shaw_aaron@outlook.com>
27 juli 2017 om 22:28


Dear Gerrit,

Name of your parent, uncles and aunties will  be sufficient to keep us on a uniform page in dealing with the bank. I do not think there will be need for you to send letters abroad. I will draft the application and send to you for your review after receiving the relevant information.

Regards,

Aaron.

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Mail van mij aan Ephil Associates enquiry@ephilassociates.com
27 juli 2017 om 20:57

To Ephil Associates

From Gerrit Hartholt the Netherlands

Dear Ephil Associates, since 06 july 2017 I am getting email messages from somebody who says he is Aaron Shaw email shaw.g.aaron@hotmail.com and shaw_aaron@outlook.com , in his latest email from 25 july 2017 he gave me eventually a postadres: Aaron Shaw, Ephil Associates. 25 Canada Square, Canary Wharf Level 27 London E14 5LB United Kingdom.

On 17 july 2017 this person even sended me by mail attached a copy of his late client’s death certificate and a copy of his international passport data page for better acquaintanceship.

Can you inform me if the Aaron Shaw who mailed me about a deceased client is or isn't the same person as Aaron Shaw working for Ephil Associates?

If not, then somebody is pretending to be Aaron Shaw from Ephil Associates.

Thanks any was for a reaction.

With kind regards

Gerrit Hartholt the Netherlands

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Ephil Associates Enquiry <enquiry@ephilassociates.com>
28 juli 2017 om 14:15

Dear Gerrit Hartholt,

We have an associate by the name of Aaron Shaw and he confirmed being in
contact with you.

Johachim Nestles

Clerical assistant
Ephil Associates.

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Mail van mij aan Ephil Associates enquiry@ephilassociates.com
4 augustus 2017 om 14:24

Dear Johachim Nestles.

Thank you for answering my question so quick, because of some holiday activities I wasn't able to respond to your answer sooner.

Would you mind asking the associate Aaron Shaw from Ephil Associates, to send me a mail from an Ephil Associates emailadres to proof that he is the one that has contacted me. Preferred headline of that mail 'Confirm contact'.

When it comes to contact with people I don't know and there is money involved (perhaps quite a lot of money), I am used to check and double check.

Greetings Gerrit Hartholt the Netherlands.

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Ephil Associates Enquiry <enquiry@ephilassociates.com>
7 augustus 2017 om 18:31

Dear Gerrit Hartholt,

Your email was forwarded to Mr. Aaron Shaw.

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Some information about www.ephilassociates.com

Domain Name: EPHILASSOCIATES.COM
Registry Domain ID: 2085799278_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.publicdomainregistry.com
Registrar URL: www.publicdomainregistry.com
Updated Date: 2017-02-28 T02:17:25Z
Creation Date: 2016-12-29 T05:27:08Z
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2017-12-29 T05:27:08Z
Registrar: PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com
Registrar IANA ID: 303
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited
Registry Registrant ID: Not Available From Registry
Registrant Name: mayowa damian
Registrant Organization:
Registrant Street: 7 ikosi ketu lagos
Registrant City: ketu
Registrant State/Province: lagos
Registrant Postal Code: 10001
Registrant Country: NG
Registrant Phone: +234.08090670696

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Iemand gaf deze tip: meldt oplichting bij abuse@hotmail.com of abuse@outlook.com

Omgaan met abuse, phishing of mailspoofing in Outlook.com
https://support.office.com/nl-nl/article/Omgaan-met-abuse-phishing-of-mailspoofing-in-Outlook-com-0d882ea5-eedc-4bed-aebc-079ffa1105a3

Voor het rapporteren van pesten, nabootsing van identiteit, kindermisbruik, kinderporno of andere illegale activiteiten ontvangen via een Outlook.com-account, stuurt u de betreffende e-mail door naar abuse@outlook.com. Vermeld ook andere relevante informatie, zoals het aantal keer dat u berichten hebt ontvangen van het account, en de relatie, indien van toepassing, tussen u en de afzender.

Deal with abuse, phishing, or spoofing in Outlook.com
https://support.office.com/en-gb/article/Deal-with-abuse-phishing-or-spoofing-in-Outlook-com-0d882ea5-eedc-4bed-aebc-079ffa1105a3?ui=en-US&rs=en-GB&ad=GB

To report harassment, impersonation, child exploitation, child pornography, or other illegal activities received via an Outlook.com account, forward the offending email to abuse@outlook.com. Include any relevant info, such as the number of times you've received messages from the account and the relationship, if any, between you and the sender.

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Microsoft Online Safety sent me the following mail
25 september 2017 om 03:12
Reply about: It looks like Aaron Shaw is running a scam from shaw.g.aaron@hotmail.com and shaw_aaron@outlook.com (first mail)

Hi ,

Thank you for letting us know about the questionable email you received.

We found it violated the Microsoft Services Agreement
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/servicesagreement/default.aspx
The account is now suspended.

For additional tips on dealing with online abuse, phishing scams, and junk email in the future, please visit this page (http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/outlook/abuse-phishing-junk-email).

Kindly,

Rey
Microsoft Online Safety

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Update 26 september 2017

It seems that Aaron Shaw another emailadres has: aaron.shaw@ephilassociates.com

Naar verluidt heeft Aaron Shaw nog een mail adres te weten: aaron.shaw@ephilassociates.com

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Update 01 oktober 2017

Someone reported that not only Aaron Shaw sends scam mails, there is now also someone active under the name Mark Grenyer  mark_grenyer@outlook.com

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Update 03 oktober 2017

Aaron Shaw used lately this emailadres: shaw.aaron@outlook.com

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Update 03 november 2017

It seems that Aaron Shaw another emailadres uses: aaronshaw.g@outlook.com

Naar verluidt heeft Aaron Shaw nog een emailadres te weten: aaronshaw.g@outlook.com

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Update 28 december 2017

Someone pointed me out that the kind of mails Mr. Aaron Shaw send, are nog signed with the name Mr. Anthony Barton. The mails are the same, the name is different.

Iemand wees mij er op dat het soort mails wat Aaron Shaw verstuurde, nu wordt ondertekend door Mr. Anthony Barton. De mails zijn het zelfde maar de naam is anders.

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Met vriendelijke groet Gerrit Hartholt
http://www.gerrithartholt.nl
https://nl.linkedin.com/in/gerrithartholt/nl-nl

53 opmerkingen:

  1. :-) Bedankt voor de info, dan hoef ike er zelf niet aan te gaan....

    "Dear Nard,

    I have an offer with respect to my late client, Ayman Schreurs; who have same last name as yours. I am interested in discussing with you. Please let me know your interest.

    Best Regards,
    Aaron Shaw
    Solicitor at Law"

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    1. Geachte meneer Schreurs.

      Dank u wel voor de reactie.

      Ik had een heel sterk vermoeden (voor circa 99%) dat er iets niet klopt aan het verhaal van Aaron Shaw, nu ik het bericht van hem aan u gelezen heb weet ik het 100% zeker.

      Ik ben benieuwd of er meer mensen zijn die door Aaron Shaw benaderd zijn.

      Ondertussen heb ik ook nog een vreemde mail van Ephil Associates Londen ontvangen van iemand die zich Johachim Nestles Clerical assistant Ephil Associates noemt. Een zoektocht op internet levert niets op over Johachim Nestles, wel informatie over Joachim Nestle (a German).

      Meneer Schreurs het beste.

      Groet Gerrit Hartholt.

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  2. Hoi! Inmiddels de volgende mail van Aron gekregen. Met echt tot op de letter hetzelfde verhaal.

    Tenzij de families Hartholt en Schreurs een tot op heden onbekende band hebben, lijkt me het hele verhaal inderdaad volstrekte onzin. Al klinkt het lekker om zomaar 15 miljoen dollar te erven!

    Nogmaals bedankt dat je het op het web gezet en mij daarmee behoedt voor zwendel.

    Nard

    "Dear Nard,



    Thank you for your return email and sorry my schedule did not permit me to see my email before this time. I run a legal firm in partnership. I am the legal representative to my late client who happens to bear same last name as yours.

    I am contacting you on professional consideration to invite your partnership in facilitating the release of my late client’s estates and most especially his invested funds. My late client passed in Indonesia during a holiday trip with his immediate family in December 2004. My late client was involved in oil brokerage and vessel chatter dealings. He had serious of business contacts spanning across Europe and Asia. He was 54 at the time of his death alongside his wife and only daughter.

    My client made an investment involving a sum of $15million U.S. dollars, initial deposit of funds set aside for his business in an investment account with a commercial bank since 2001. I was contacted by the bank after the death of my late client to locate members of his extended family who could be beneficiaries to his abandoned personal assets. More so, I have been notified in the past months on the bank’s proceedings to turn the investment balance to the Government in pursuant of the existing laws. This is because it is assumed that no member of my late client’s extended family is alive.


    After exhaustive search through the embassy and on professional consideration, I engaged a wide search to locate a credible person with this last name, so as to give us the stands to put-in an application for the release of these funds. I have contacted you on professional consideration as I know that you will be able to make this claim successfully and legitimately without any form of complications. I am here saying that the procedure to be adopted in pursuing this claim will be legitimate and will not offend the law. All I ask is for you to go about this claim as I will advice.

    I propose that 45% of the entire sum will accrue to you at the conclusion of this deal, in so far as I do not incur further expenses; and this will be after deduction of 5% which will be set aside for reimbursement of expenses we would incur in the course of this transaction.

    I will appreciate verbal communication with you so we can discuss in details. You may call me on 44 1729 292044. Please advice on the preferred telephone number and the best time to call you.

    Regards,

    Aaron Shaw."

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    1. Beste Nard.

      Dank voor de feedback.

      Ik ben benieuwd of dit blog nog meer mensen alert maakt.

      Zelf heb ik de laatste dagen geen mails meer ontvangen van Aaron Shaw.

      Nard het beste.

      Groet Gerrit Hartholt.

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  3. Hi, I have received the same message on 3th August.
    Aaron, may be, takes email address from our Linkedin profiles.
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    Ciao Mario


    Dear Mario,

    I have an offer with respect to my late client, Ayman Paesi; who have same last name as yours. I am interested in discussing with you. Please let me know your interest.

    Best Regards,
    Aaron Shaw
    Solicitor at Law

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    1. Hello Mario.

      Thanks for the reaction.

      I guessed that Aaron might contact more people, the reaction of Nard en you is proof.

      You could be right that Aaron takes email adresses from Linkedin profiles.

      Greetings Gerrit Hartholt.

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      On 25 juli 2017 om 00:12 Aaron Shaw wrote to me:

      Dear Gerrit,

      My late client lived in London. I consider that sending the information by post may take some time which will not be relevant. But if you insist, send to attention of: Aaron Shaw, Ephil Associates. 25 Canada Square, Canary Wharf Level 27 London E14 5LB United Kingdom.

      Regards,
      Aaron.

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      Mail Ephil Associates is enquiry@ephilassociates.com

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    2. Hi Gerrit,

      Aaron contact me again with the same message sent to you and to Nard.

      I'd like to stop this useless and dangerous mail chain. We're big enought to understand the situation, but some other people may not be big enough.

      How you would like to procede?
      I'd like to contact our postal police to highlight the situation and the specific case.
      What do you suggest to do?

      Ciao Mario

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      Dear Mario,

      Thank you for your return email and sorry my schedule did not permit me to see my email before this time. I run a legal firm in partnership. I am the legal representative to my late client who happens to bear same last name as yours.

      I am contacting you on professional consideration to invite your partnership in facilitating the release of my late client’s estates and most especially his invested funds. My late client passed in Indonesia during a holiday trip with his immediate family in December 2004. My late client was involved in oil brokerage and vessel chatter dealings. He had serious of business contacts spanning across Europe and Asia. He was 54 at the time of his death alongside his wife and only daughter.

      My client made an investment involving a sum of $15million U.S. dollars, initial deposit of funds set aside for his business in an investment account with a commercial bank since 2001. I was contacted by the bank after the death of my late client to locate members of his extended family who could be beneficiaries to his abandoned personal assets. More so, I have been notified in the past months on the bank’s proceedings to turn the investment balance to the Government in pursuant of the existing laws. This is because it is assumed that no member of my late client’s extended family is alive.

      After exhaustive search through the embassy and on professional consideration, I engaged a wide search to locate a credible person with this last name, so as to give us the stands to put-in an application for the release of these funds. I have contacted you on professional consideration as I know that you will be able to make this claim successfully and legitimately without any form of complications. I am here saying that the procedure to be adopted in pursuing this claim will be legitimate and will not offend the law. All I ask is for you to go about this claim as I will advice.

      I propose that 45% of the entire sum will accrue to you at the conclusion of this deal, in so far as I do not incur further expenses; and this will be after deduction of 5% which will be set aside for reimbursement of expenses we would incur in the course of this transaction.

      I will appreciate verbal communication with you so we can discuss in details. You may call me on 44 1729 292044. Please advice on the preferred telephone number and the best time to call you.

      Regards,
      Aaron Shaw.

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    3. Hi Mario.

      Thanks for the update.

      I am considering some options.

      Would you send me a message through the contactform underneath, this way Aaron is not able to read our conversation.

      Best wishes.

      Greetings Gerrit Hartholt.

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  4. Krijg zojuist een email met exact dezelfde tekst. Afzender: shaw.g.aaron@hotmail.com. Inmiddels het adres geblokkeerd. Scammers!! Chris

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    1. Beste Chris.

      Dank je wel voor de reactie.

      Dit blogartikel is mede bedoeld om een ieder die door Aaron Shaw genaderd wordt te waarschuwen.

      Omdat nu blijkt dat Aaron Shaw meerdere mensen benadert, weet ik (en weten anderen) nu zeker dat er iets vreemds aan de hand is met de mails van Aaron Shaw.

      Chris het beste.

      Groet Gerrit Hartholt.

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  5. Beste Gerrit,

    Ja, ik heb ook een dergelijke email ontvangen. Niet gereageerd: het lijkt me dat een 'solicitor of law' andere emails stuurt. Onze vrind Aaron is een aanhoudend mannetje. Vanmorgen ontving ik een 2e email waarin hij aangaf dat hij een reactie verwacht. Die krijgt hij niet na het lezen van deze blog. Gerrit, dank voor het posten van jouw verhaal.

    Groet, Joris

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    1. Beste Joris.

      Dank je wel voor de reactie, inderdaad een aanhoudend mannetje die Aaron.

      Als ik iets vreemds mee maak en het niet vertrouw dan zet ik het meestal op mijn weblog, dit om anderen te waarschuwen en om te checken of mijn vermoeden dat er iets vreemds aan de hand is klopt.

      Joris het beste.

      Groet Gerrit Hartholt.

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  6. Dear Gerrit,
    Aaron has struck again!
    Fortunately, I found your article in your blog.
    What can we do, now? It's dangerous to leave this guy making damages around...
    His email address, in my case, is the following:
    shaw_aaron@outlook.com
    Thank you so much, again and again!

    mari -

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    1. Dear Mari.

      Thanks for the reaction and the compliments.

      What we all can do, is making contact with our local police (I in my country and you and the others in their country) and report a scam. While reporting, you can point out to this blog (the info and the names of people who Aaron contacted). Let's hope that the police starts investigating.

      I am glad you found my blog and found out Aaron is running a scam.

      With kind regards Gerrit Hartholt the Netherlands.

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  7. Hi Gerrit,
    Aaron sent some emails to me too. After reading your blog, I just look at whois and found the domain ephilassociate.com was registered in Nigeria. The real name is Mayowa Damian.

    Domain Name: EPHILASSOCIATES.COM
    Registry Domain ID: 2085799278_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
    Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.publicdomainregistry.com
    Registrar URL: www.publicdomainregistry.com
    Updated Date: 2017-02-28T02:17:25Z
    Creation Date: 2016-12-29T05:27:08Z
    Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2017-12-29T05:27:08Z
    Registrar: PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com
    Registrar IANA ID: 303
    Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited
    Registry Registrant ID: Not Available From Registry
    Registrant Name: mayowa damian
    Registrant Organization: 
    Registrant Street: 7 ikosi ketu lagos   
    Registrant City: ketu
    Registrant State/Province: lagos
    Registrant Postal Code: 10001
    Registrant Country: NG
    Registrant Phone: +234.08090670696
    Registrant Phone Ext: 
    Registrant Fax: 
    Registrant Fax Ext: 
    Registrant Email: 
    Registry Admin ID: Not Available From Registry
    Admin Name: mayowa damian
    Admin Organization: 
    Admin Street: 7 ikosi ketu lagos  
    Admin City: ketu
    Admin State/Province: lagos
    Admin Postal Code: 10001
    Admin Country: NG
    Admin Phone: +234.08090670696
    Admin Phone Ext: 
    Admin Fax: 
    Admin Fax Ext: 
    Admin Email: 
    Registry Tech ID: Not Available From Registry
    Tech Name: mayowa damian
    Tech Organization: 
    Tech Street: 7 ikosi ketu lagos  
    Tech City: ketu
    Tech State/Province: lagos
    Tech Postal Code: 10001
    Tech Country: NG
    Tech Phone: +234.08090670696
    Tech Phone Ext: 
    Tech Fax: 
    Tech Fax Ext: 
    Tech Email: 
    Name Server: ns10.hostblast.net
    Name Server: ns12.hostblast.net
    DNSSEC:Unsigned
    Registrar Abuse Contact Email: 
    Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +1.2013775952
    URL of the ICANN WHOIS Data Problem Reporting System: http://wdprs.internic.net/

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    1. Hello Anonymous.

      Thanks for the update.

      Kind regards Gerrit Hartholt.

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  8. Great story, but why letting the guy haunt the internet?
    Always, make an active attempt to have it stopped, i.e. forward the mail to abuse@hotmail.com

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    1. Hello Anonymous.

      Thanks for the reaction.

      I wrote this blog about Aaron Shaw and his scam, not to make a great story but to find out if I wasn't the only one and to warn people. About taking action, I agree with you. What action and where to report is the question.

      What's the organisation behind abuse@hotmail.com ?

      Greetings Gerrit Hartholt the Netherlands.

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    2. Deze reactie is verwijderd door de auteur.

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    3. Hello Anonymous.

      Today 25 sept 2017 I received a message from Microsoft Online Safety that the account(s) of Aaron Shaw are suspended.

      Kind regards Gerrit Hartholt the Netherlands

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  9. same here..


    Dino Galassi
    Sep 15 (9 days ago)

    to me

    Dear Antonio,

    Thank you for your return email. I run a legal firm in partnership and I am the legal representative to my late client who happens to bear same last name as yours.

    I am contacting you on professional consideration to invite your partnership in facilitating the release of my late client’s estates and most especially his invested funds. My late client passed in the Ocean surge that happened in Indonesia which unfortunately occurred during his holiday trip with his immediate family in December 2004. My late client was into crude oil trade, brokerage and vessel chatter dealings. He had his personal business contacts across Europe and Asia. He was 54 at the time of his death alongside his wife and their only daughter.

    My client made an investment involving $15million U.S. dollars - initial deposit of funds set aside for his business. The funds are held in an investment account with a commercial bank since 2001. I was contacted by the bank after the death of my late client to locate members of his extended family who could be beneficiaries to his abandoned personal assets. More so I have been notified in the past months on the bank’s proceedings to turn the investment balance to the Government in line with the existing laws. This is because it is currently considered that no member of my late client’s extended family is alive.

    On the professional consideration I have engaged a wide search to locate a credible person with this family name who could stand in as a distant relative to my late client. I have contacted you so to give us the legal base to file for the release of my late client’s estates
    This transaction will be successfully and legitimately conducted in line with the prevailing laws. I am here saying that the process of this transaction will be risk free to your person. All I ask is for you to handle this transaction as I will advice.

    I propose that 45% of the entire sum released at the completion of this process will accrue to you as long as you handle your role and I do not incur further expenses getting you involved. I have incurred cost in the past few years in efforts of protecting my late client’s estates and if you would be interested to proceed, you should be willing to handle your involvement. 5% of the entire sum released will be set aside for reimbursement of cost we will incurred individually in the process of this transaction. The balance 50% of the entire sum released will accrue to me.

    I will appreciate verbal communication with you so we can discuss. You may call me on 44 28 2502 2192. Let me know the preferred telephone number and the best time to call you.

    Regards,
    Dino Galassi.

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    1. Hello Dino.

      Thanks for the reactiona and the publication of the mail Aaron Shaw send you.

      Question: from what emailadres did Aaron Shaw send you the email?

      Kind regards.

      Gerrit Hartholt the Netherlands

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  10. Same here as well received from: mark_grenyer@outlook.com


    Dear XXX,

    Thank you for your return email. I run a legal firm in partnership and I am the legal representative to my late client who happens to bear same last name as yours.

    I am contacting you on professional consideration to invite your partnership in facilitating the release of my late client’s estates and most especially his invested funds. My late client passed in the Ocean surge that happened in Indonesia which unfortunately occurred during his holiday trip with his immediate family in December 2004. My late client was into crude oil trade, brokerage and vessel chatter dealings. He had his personal business contacts across Europe and Asia. He was 54 at the time of his death alongside his wife and their only daughter.

    My client made an investment involving $15million U.S. dollars - initial deposit of funds set aside for his business. The funds are held in an investment account with a commercial bank since 2001. I was contacted by the bank after the death of my late client to locate members of his extended family who could be beneficiaries to his abandoned personal assets. More so I have been notified in the past months on the bank’s proceedings to turn the investment balance to the Government in line with the existing laws. This is because it is currently considered that no member of my late client’s extended family is alive.

    On the professional consideration I have engaged a wide search to locate a credible person with this family name who could stand in as a distant relative to my late client. I have contacted you so to give us the legal base to file for the release of my late client’s estates
    This transaction will be successfully and legitimately conducted in line with the prevailing laws. I am here saying that the process of this transaction will be risk free to your person. All I ask is for you to handle this transaction as I will advice.

    I propose that 45% of the entire sum released at the completion of this process will accrue to you as long as you handle your role and I do not incur further expenses getting you involved. I have incurred cost in the past few years in efforts of protecting my late client’s estates and if you would be interested to proceed, you should be willing to handle your involvement. 5% of the entire sum released will be set aside for reimbursement of cost we will incurred individually in the process of this transaction. The balance 50% of the entire sum released will accrue to me.

    I will appreciate verbal communication with you so we can discuss. You may call me on 44 28 2502 2192. Let me know the preferred telephone number and the best time to call you.

    Regards,
    Mark Grenyer.

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    1. Hello Anonymous.

      Thanks for the update.

      Perhaps it's an idea to exchange some mails with "Mark Grenyer", as soon as you consider it's enough report these scam mails to abuse@outlook.com

      For more information see:
      https://support.office.com/en-gb/article/Deal-with-abuse-phishing-or-spoofing-in-Outlook-com-0d882ea5-eedc-4bed-aebc-079ffa1105a3?ui=en-US&rs=en-GB&ad=GB

      Kind regards Gerrit Hartholt the Netherlands

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  11. Hi Gerrit,

    Aaron is back again.
    Two messages in a few days.
    The email address is on outlook.com.

    Ciao Mario

    ===============================================

    Dear Mario,


    I hope you are well.

    I notice that my email has been compromised, so I set up a new private email for security reasons. Please take note of my new address to use this for any future communication with me.

    Let me know your position with our transaction.

    Regards,
    Aaron.

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    1. Hello Mario.

      Thanks for the update.

      This new emailaddress from Aaron is this shaw.aaron@outlook.com ?

      The reason why the old mailaddresses @hotmail and @outlook form Aaron Shaw don't work at the moment is because someone reported to abuse@outlook.com , and Microsoft Online Safety suspended those emailaddresses (see my blog).

      If you think it is necessary (is up to you and all the other people he sends scam mails to from his new emailaddress), you can report (with proof of the scam) to abuse@outlook.com

      At the moment I don't receive mails from Aaron (probably I asked to much questions), so I can't report them to abuse@outlook.com (I don't have proof to send to Microsoft).

      With kind regards Gerrit Hartholt the Netherlands.

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  12. Hi Gerrit & others,
    I am from Poland. I received exactly the same messages late October 2017 from Aaron Shaw with "copy/paste exercises" (Ayman other surname died in Indonesia in 2004, the same amounts and other facts, etc.)
    Thanks that you diclosed all the information on the blog, because I am going to replay to the bloody SCAMMER that I am not interested in this SCAM and going to report it to local police as abusment accident.
    BR and keep me informed on the blog.
    If neccessary, we could exchange our private e-mail contacts.
    By the way, I also guess he (the bloody SCAMMER) took e-mail contacts from LinkedIn.
    //RJ

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    1. Hello RJ.

      Thanks for the information.

      You can see on this blog that Aaron contacted more people with his scam.

      You can contact me through the blog contact form.

      Gerrit Hartholt the Netherlands.

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  13. Dear SCAMMER!
    This is the message I sent to him:
    "I am not interested in your scam!
    In case of returning such scams I going to report it to appropriate institutions and authorities, starting from Police.
    At the end of the last mail I DO NOT WISH YOU LUCK!"
    BR, //RJ

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    1. Attention! / Vorsicht!:
      NIGERIAN SCAMMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

      From other blogspot:

      Stop 419 Advance Fee Fraud

      If it is posted here, its a scam, no ifs, ands, or buts!
      Any Email You Receive From Someone You Don't Personally Know Offering You Money Is a Scam!
      Any Email You Receive From Someone You Don't Know Using A Free Email Address Is A Scam!
      Tuesday, August 22, 2017
      ephilassociates.com (Fake law firm)
      http://ephilassociates.com (Fake law firm)
      Ephil Associates *Nigerian advance fee fraud*
      275 Madison Avenue
      6th Floor
      New York City, New York 10016 USA
      25 Canada Square, Canary Wharf
      Level 27
      London E14 5LB
      United Kingdom
      enquiry@Ephilassociates.com
      Ephil Associates have maintained professional distinction since 1996 with our experienced lawyers

      176.9.21.114
      Domain Name: EPHILASSOCIATES.COM
      Registrar URL: http://www.publicdomainregistry.com
      Updated Date: 2017-07-21T11:07:42Z
      Creation Date: 2016-12-29T05:27:08Z
      Registry Expiry Date: 2017-12-29T05:27:08Z
      Name Server: NS10.HOSTBLAST.NET
      Name Server: NS12.HOSTBLAST.NET
      Registrant Name: mayowa damian
      Registrant Street: 7 ikosi ketu lagos
      Registrant City: ketu
      Registrant State/Province: lagos
      Registrant Postal Code: 10001
      Registrant Country: NG
      Registrant Phone: +234.08090670696
      Registrant Email: hnic_95@yahoo.com
      ephilassociates.com IN SOA
      server: ns1.hostblast.net
      email: servers@myhostblast.net
      Posted by Advance Fee Fraud at 4:49 AM

      //RJ

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  14. Hello RJ.

    You are correct Ephil Associates is a fake law firm.

    The mails I received from Ephil Associates when I asked them about Aaron Shaw are very strange (send by someone with a fake name).

    With kind regards.

    Gerrit Hartholt the Netherlands.

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  15. Gerrit, thanks for your posting. I found your blog post via google phone number lookup. A number that appeared on an email, which - surprise ! - is and exact match with the one you received from then Mr. Aaron Shaw, and now Mr. Anthony Barton . Here is the letter, and again thanks for sharing, my hopes for getting rich fast went down the drain, but you spared me some time, which I don't have much to waste.
    Jarek
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    Anthony Barton
    10:59 PM (1 hour ago)

    to Jarosław
    Dear Jarosław,

    Thank you for your return email. I am contacting you on my private email as I consider it best to keep this communication this way. I run a legal firm in partnership. My late client happens to bear same last name as yours.

    I am contacting you on professional consideration to invite your partnership in facilitating the release of my late client’s estates and most especially his invested funds. My late client passed in the Ocean surge that happened in Indonesia which unfortunately occurred during his holiday trip with his immediate family in December 2004. My late client was into crude oil trade, brokerage and vessel chatter dealings.

    My client made an investment involving $15million U.S. dollars - initial deposit of funds set aside for his business. The funds are held in an investment account with a commercial bank since 2001. I was contacted by the bank after the death of my late client to locate members of his extended family who could be beneficiaries to his abandoned personal assets. More so I have been notified in the past months on the bank’s proceedings to turn the investment balance to the Government in line with the existing laws. This is because it is currently considered that no member of my late client’s extended family is alive.

    On the professional consideration I have engaged a wide search to locate a credible person with this family name who could stand in as a distant relative to my late client. I have contacted you so to give us the legal base to file for the release of my late client’s estates

    This transaction will be successfully and legitimately conducted in line with the prevailing laws. I am here saying that the process of this transaction will be risk free to your person. All I ask is for you to handle this transaction as I will advice.

    I propose that 45% of the entire sum released at the completion of this process will accrue to you as long as you handle your role and I do not incur further expenses getting you involved. I have incurred cost in the past few years in efforts of protecting my late client’s estates and if you would be interested to proceed, you should be willing to handle your involvement. 5% of the entire sum released will be set aside for reimbursement of cost we will incurred individually in the process of this transaction. The balance 50% of the entire sum released will accrue to me.

    I will appreciate verbal communication with you so we can discuss. You may call me on 44 28 2502 2192. Let me know the preferred telephone number and the best time to call you.


    Regards,
    Anthony Barton.

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    1. Hello Jarek.

      Thanks for the information.

      I was already wondering why there are still people looking on my blog conserning this subject. Now I know its not "Mr. Aaron Shaw" but "Mr. Anthony Barton" who sends emails around at the moment.

      Greetings Gerrit Hartholt.


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  16. Hi Gerrit,

    many thank for your blog , I had same case as Jarek, seems that they switched from Holland to Poland,

    regards from Warsaw, PL
    Maciek

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    1. Hi Maciek.

      Thanks for the compliment.

      According to the reactions on my blog (and the visitors from various countries), I think that they (the presumably Nigerian scammers) aim not only at Poland.

      Regards from Dedemsvaart the Netherlands
      Gerrit Hartholt

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  17. I've been contacted by this "Anthony Barton" character, same phone number.
    And yes, because google this phone number, I found your blog. Thank you for the good work!

    Regards
    Jan (Belgian living in Poland)

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    1. Hello Jan.

      Thanks for the reaction and compliment.

      Greetings Gerrit Hartholt (Holland).

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  18. Hello,
    I got similar message from Mr Barthon. Look at this below:

    From: Anthony Barton
    Sent: 27 December 2017 22:06:35

    Dear Marcin,

    Thank you for your return email. I am contacting you on my private email as I consider it best to keep this communication this way. I run a legal firm in partnership. My late client happens to bear same last name as yours.



    I am contacting you on professional consideration to invite your partnership in facilitating the release of my late client’s estates and most especially his invested funds. My late client passed in the Ocean surge that happened in Indonesia which unfortunately occurred during his holiday trip with his immediate family in December 2004. My late client was into crude oil trade, brokerage and vessel chatter dealings.



    My client made an investment involving $15million U.S. dollars - initial deposit of funds set aside for his business. The funds are held in an investment account with a commercial bank since 2001. I was contacted by the bank after the death of my late client to locate members of his extended family who could be beneficiaries to his abandoned personal assets. More so I have been notified in the past months on the bank’s proceedings to turn the investment balance to the Government in line with the existing laws. This is because it is currently considered that no member of my late client’s extended family is alive.



    On the professional consideration I have engaged a wide search to locate a credible person with this family name who could stand in as a distant relative to my late client. I have contacted you so to give us the legal base to file for the release of my late client’s estates

    This transaction will be successfully and legitimately conducted in line with the prevailing laws. I am here saying that the process of this transaction will be risk free to your person. All I ask is for you to handle this transaction as I will advice.



    I propose that 45% of the entire sum released at the completion of this process will accrue to you as long as you handle your role and I do not incur further expenses getting you involved. I have incurred cost in the past few years in efforts of protecting my late client’s estates and if you would be interested to proceed, you should be willing to handle your involvement. 5% of the entire sum released will be set aside for reimbursement of cost we will incurred individually in the process of this transaction. The balance 50% of the entire sum released will accrue to me.



    I will appreciate verbal communication with you so we can discuss. You may call me on 44 28 2502 2192. Let me know the preferred telephone number and the best time to call you.



    Regards,

    Anthony Barton.

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    1. Hello Anonymous, hello Marcin.

      Thanks for the update.

      Greating Gerrit Hartholt the Netherlands.

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  19. Yes , I have got the same messages in last days - January 2018- from Anthony Barton .
    BR
    Jacek (Poland)

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    1. Hello Jacek.

      Thanks for the update, the number of visitors on this blogpost is also a sign dat Anthony Barton is busy sending scam mails.

      Greeting Gerrit Hartholt the Netherlands.

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  20. Hello
    I also received an email from Anthony Barton. Just wonder what the scam is about? Data extortion?
    Adam from Poland.

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    1. Hello Adam.

      I think it is not data extortion, but trying to trick people in sending money for instance money to "free" the assets. After sending the money to "free" the assets, probably you will never hear something again from Anthony Barton.

      Greetings Gerrit Hartholt the Netherlands.

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  21. I got the same email from Neil Anthony Ashton.

    Neilaashton@outlook.com
    neiltonyashton@comcast.net

    regards,

    CAA

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    1. Hello Anonymus.

      Thanks for the update.

      They still keep trying.

      Kind regards Gerrit Hartholt.

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  22. Hi All,

    I've got the very same message from Neilaashton@outlook.com and neiltonyashton@outlook.com

    I will follow correspondence with them just to find out what they want.

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  23. same her, i got from neiltonyashton@outlook.com

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    1. Hello Mohamed.

      Thanks for the update.

      They (these Nigerians) obviously keep looking for potential victims.

      Be careful.

      Best wishes.

      Greetings Gerrit Hartholt.

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  24. Hello, today I also received a nice proposal from (allegedly) Mr. Anthony Charles G. Barton to split 50/50 a 15 million USD deposited in a bank by his late client - who passed away in Indonesia in 2004 and happened to have the same surname as mine. The full texts of an email I put below.

    Thank you for your blog :)

    Janusz / Warsaw / POLAND

    "Hello Janusz,

    I am contacting you on my private email as I consider it best for the purpose. I am a lawyer and I am currently an associate with Lead Crown.

    My contact is to invite your partnership in facilitating the release of my late client’s estates, and most especially his invested funds. My late client passed on December 26, 2004 in the ocean surge that happened in Indonesia. He had travel on a vacation with his immediate family. My client was into crude oil trade brokerage and vessel chatter dealings.

    My late client has among other estates, a term investment with an initial value of $15million U.S. dollars with a yearly return of 7%. This was funds he set aside for his business. The investment is maintained with a commercial bank and has run since 2001.

    The bank was duly informed of my late client's demise and my efforts to reach members of his extended family who could stand in as beneficiaries. Recently I received information on the bank's intention to turn the investment balance to the Government. This is in line with the laws, as it is considered that there are no eligible successors to my late client.

    On the professional consideration I have engaged a wide search with the intention to locate a credible person with this family name, who could stand in as a distant relative to my late client. My contact is to request your partnership to stand in benefit for the estates especially the invested funds. This transaction will be conducted in line with statutory provisions for claims in situations of intestacy as this.

    I propose that 48% of the entire sum released at the completion of this process will accrue to you. This is as long as you handle your role effectively. 2% of the sum released will be set aside for reimbursement of cost we may incur in the process of this transaction. The balance 50% will accrue to me as compensation for my service.

    I will appreciate verbal communication with you. You may call me on 44 141 280 3357. Let me know the preferred telephone number and time to call you.

    Regards,
    Anthony Barton".

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    1. Hello Janusz.

      Thanks for the update.

      There are signs that behind this type of scam, often originate from Nigeria.

      Janusz all the best.

      Greetings Gerrit Hartholt.

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  25. Hello,

    I also received an email from neiltonyashton@outlook.com. I had some suspicion regarding the email's content. after reading the above emails, I am sure that it is a scam.
    How can I report the email to prevent them from doing the same on other people?

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    1. Hello Unknown.


      This is what you can do dit now:

      To report harassment, impersonation, child exploitation, child pornography, or other illegal activities received via an Outlook.com account, forward the offending email to abuse@outlook.com. Include any relevant info, such as the number of times you've received messages from the account and the relationship, if any, between you and the sender.

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  26. Hello, my husband received yesterday the same text that many people have posted in your blog. The same story, only the percentages change, the name of the hit applicant, the phone number and the email.
    Below, take what he received.

    Thank you for publicizing this coup and helping people not to be deceived. =)

    São Paulo / Brazil



    FROM: Jonathan Nokes [mailto:jonathan_nokes@outlook.com]

    Hello XXXXXXX ,

    Thank you for your return message. I am contacting you on my private email as I consider it best for the purpose. I understand that you may not know my late client. I am a lawyer and I am currently an associate with Lead Crown.

    My contact is to invite your partnership to facilitate the release of my late client’s estates, most especially his invested funds. My late client passed on December 26, 2004 in the ocean surge that happened in Indonesia. He had travel on a vacation with his immediate family. My client was into crude oil trade brokerage and vessel chatter dealings. Among other estates, he has a term investment that was started with an initial deposit of $15million U.S. with a yearly return of 7%. This was funds he set aside for his business. The investment is maintained with a commercial bank and has run since 2001.

    The bank was duly informed of my late client's demise and my efforts to reach members of his extended family who could stand in as beneficiaries. Recently I received information on the bank's intention to turn the investment balance to the Government. This is in line with the laws as it is considered that there are no eligible successors to my late client.

    On the professional consideration I have engaged a wider search with the intention to locate a credible person with this family name. My contact is to request your partnership to stand in benefit for the estates especially the invested funds. This transaction will be conducted in line with statutory provisions for claims in situations of intestacy as this.

    I propose that 49% of the entire sum released at the completion of this process will accrue to you. This is if you handle your role effectively. 1% of the sum released will be set aside for reimbursement of cost we may incur in the process of this transaction. The balance 50% will accrue to me as compensation for my service.

    I will appreciate verbal communication. You may call me on 44 141 280 3357. Let me know the preferred telephone number and time to call you.

    Regards,

    Jonathan Nokes.



    Greetings Gerrit Hartholt.

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