Nigerian scam deluxe
Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 12:07 pmI wasn't taken in by the garden variety pitch, which came on paper to my office, but I did think the sender was impersonating Bruno Schulz, who works here:
http://www.schulzandschulz.com/index.html In particular, check out the "Our Team" page.
So I emailed Bruno at his work address to tell him someone was trying to scam me using his name and, lo and behold he wrote back thusly:
So I checked with a real German lawyer I know and, of course, Bruno and his firm don't exist and someone is having a chuckle at my expense in Berlin tonight.
I must be getting old, but at least I didn't go for the 41 mil.
http://www.schulzandschulz.com/index.html In particular, check out the "Our Team" page.
So I emailed Bruno at his work address to tell him someone was trying to scam me using his name and, lo and behold he wrote back thusly:
This is to acknowledge the receipt of your message in my office,Yes i work in this law firm and the letter is authentic.
I purposely refer our correspondence to my private gmail account for security reason/confidentiality of the transaction.
Please refer our future correspondences to my private email: brunoschulzlaw@gmail.com<mailto:brunoschulz48@gmail.com> so as to give you further information of proceedings
Thank you,
Bruno Schulz, Esq
Schulz & Schulz
Phone: +49 152 126 94365<tel:%2B49%20152%20126%2094365>
Fax: +49 322 110 899 0316
Email: bruno@schulzandschulz.com<mailto:bruno@schulzandschulz.com>
Site: http://www.schulzandschulz.com<http://www.schulzandschulz.com/>
So I checked with a real German lawyer I know and, of course, Bruno and his firm don't exist and someone is having a chuckle at my expense in Berlin tonight.
I must be getting old, but at least I didn't go for the 41 mil.