These scammers are just so clever!

[Greenmantle]

I wonder what I had done with that $10.5 million!

[juice]

Greenmantle said:

I wonder what I had done with that $10.5 million!

Sorry to hear you died... would make responding to their email a little tough.

[cobra kid]

From beyond the grave.

[pills]

Dear Mr Johnson
Thank you for email. I must correct an error in your email, I did not die of coronavirus, ironically I was run over by a money delivery truck.

I can confirm I did indeed grant power of attorney to Mrs. Dale but unfortunately forgot to bring her account number and sort code to heaven with me, could you please provide it and I will arrange the transfer. In heaven I am not longer in need of any worldly possessions. You will pleased to know that we have a good wifi connection up here.

We are also granted the power of future sight and I regret to inform you I won't be seeing to again.

Kind regards

[Mallard126]

That should work; it seems to be on a par with the scammer's level of English. ;-)

[pills]

Hey !

[Spare tyre]

I suspect if you reply they then know you are vulnerable and that’s when the games start

[Countdown]

pills said:

Dear Mr Johnson
Thank you for email. I must correct an error in your email, I did not die of coronavirus, ironically I was run over by a money delivery truck.

I can confirm I did indeed grant power of attorney to Mrs. Dale but unfortunately forgot to bring her account number and sort code to heaven with me, could you please provide it and I will arrange the transfer. In heaven I am not longer in need of any worldly possessions. You will pleased to know that we have a good wifi connection up here.

We are also granted the power of future sight and I regret to inform you I won't be seeing to again.

Kind regards

Doesn't sound like much of a heaven to be honest

[SturdyHSV]

Just sign their gmail address up to some mailing lists / sources of spam It's a small victory but you never know. Although GMail's spam filtering is largely excellent, frustratingly.

[paul.deitch]

A couple of weeks ago I got a call from my daughter to say that she had run over and killed someone in Brussels and that she needed 20k as bail bond.
I told her tough tittie. I don't have a daughter!

[Radec]

Manager of Western Union, sounds legit.

[Cold]

paul.deitch said:

A couple of weeks ago I got a call from my daughter to say that she had run over and killed someone in Brussels and that she needed 20k as bail bond.
I told her tough tittie. I don't have a daughter!

Bit harsh to disown her in her time of need.

[paul.deitch]

Ok "my daughter" then. sigh...
I have sons but no daughter therefore instant scammer recognition.

[Brooksay]

pills said:

Dear Mr Johnson
Thank you for email. I must correct an error in your email, I did not die of coronavirus, ironically I was run over by a money delivery truck.

I can confirm I did indeed grant power of attorney to Mrs. Dale but unfortunately forgot to bring her account number and sort code to heaven with me, could you please provide it and I will arrange the transfer. In heaven I am not longer in need of any worldly possessions. You will pleased to know that we have a good wifi connection up here.

We are also granted the power of future sight and I regret to inform you I won't be seeing to again.

Kind regards

Uh huh. Died "in coronavirus", not 'of'.

It matters to Mr Johnson, I'm sure.