I just recieved this! i'm 99% sure its a scam but is it possible it isn't?

I just received this in my email. I don't know what to make of it.



FROM MR. Ben Desmond
P.O.BOX 3038,57 VICTORIA STREET,
LONDON SW1H, UNITED KINGDOM
Dear **** *********
Please accept my sincere apologizes if my email does not meet your business or personal ethics.
I will first introduce myself as MR. Ben Desmond, the Chief Auditor with
NATWEST BANK PLC, LONDON-UK.
One of our accounts, with holding balance of £12.500
000,000 (Twelve Million Five Hundred thousand pounds Sterling) has
been dormant and last operated for years ago.

From my investigations, the owner of the said
account, is a foreigner by name MR. John Shumejda who died along with his entire
family in crash at Birmingham Airport on 4th Jan, 2002.
View this website for verification
http://www.cwn.org.uk/business/a-z/a/agco/2002/01/020104-air-crash.htm
Since then, nobody has done anything as regards the claiming of this money, as he has no family member that has any
knowledge as to the existence of either the account or the funds;
I have confidently discussed this issue with some of the bank officials and we have agreed to
find a reliable foreign partner to deal with.
My proposition to you, is to seek your consent to
present you as the Next of kin and beneficiary of this late client, So that the proceeds of this account valued a huge sum
shall be paid to you, and then we can share the amount on a mutually agreed percentage of 30% for you,While
60% for me and others involved, 10% shall be used for miscelenious expenses while the remainder shall be
given to a reputable charity home because the money is owned by a deceased person.
This transaction is totally free of risk and troubles as the fund is legitimate and does not originate from drug, money laundry, terrorism or any other illegal act, funds
will be released to you after necessary processes have been followed.
Let me hear from you as soon as you get this message, so we can proceed.
Best regards,
Mr Ben Desmond


I searched the guy John Shumejda on google.ca and got these few results:
http://www.agrimarketing.com/show_story.php?id=19519
http://www.cwn.org.uk/business/a-z/a/agco/2002/01/020104-air-crash.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/1742404.stm
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4855/is_200202/ai_n17895401


There seems to be enough proof of the said John Shumejda being a noticably rich official and to really have died in 02 so there is some truth behind this and i really don't see a scammer impersonating a dead mans banker over the internet since that would be highly immoral and illegal. I don't see what to do with this. I will reply to this email yet if he makes any gesture to find out any of my bank information ill stop it there? i think that is a fair thing to do. What do you guys think?

 

I read it through, I don't see a possible scam at all.

 

I don't smell scam, but I would want to meet this guy IN PERSON at the bank. He can't fake a meting like that.

 

Scam

They will either ask for bank information, or ask for your information, for them to send a FAKE check, when you try to cash int he check if you get lucky, you will get busted.

Don't do it

I've received the same emails in my life time -.-

EDITED: Link to prove it

http://www.419baiter.com/_scam_emails/419_emails_13010.html

 

holy hell dude. 12 million sterling i don't know how much that is in us dollars but 12m has to be alot. might as well email him back. but yes if he ask for ur bank stuff or anything like that i would cut him and tell him to give u a check with the money or something. lucky.

 

Its definatly a scam, dont even bother replying. Whenever you get an email from the UK or any other forgien country its a scam.

 

Dude, it's the same principal as if you're trading someone on Runescape and they're buying a dragon med for 4m or if you're buying a green Halloween mask for only 3m. If something seems too good to be true, it probably is. I wouldn't even reply to the email if they sent it to me. Lets be serious here, no one just GIVES AWAY 12.5m pounds. That's like Publishers Clearing House coming to your door and saying, "Hey, here's $3,000,000." It just isn't going to happen to the average joe.

Not to mention that Nigeria is a major scamming country. I watched a special on TV from Dateline about scammers from Nigeria who impersonated women and had men from the US and even the UK send them money and items. If you ever get a chance to watch it you really should.

 

I get like 5 of those a day. Scam, scam, scam.

 

By the way..

12,500,000.00 GBP = 25,277,712.59 USD

Each USD is about 2.02 Pounds if you were curious.

 

its a scam if no one an claim it, it goes toward the country

 

well i will reply saying that i am interested and am looking forward to doing buisness and i will ask for the persons phone and bank phone where i can reach them. see how that turns out.