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Thursday, July 20, 2006

Be Careful!!!

I've noticed the return of scam emails in the last few weeks, you know the ones where you've either won 50 zillion quid on some lottery or you get offered the chance to share in someones inheritance and all you have to do is provide your credit card details in order to receive your cash. Unfortunately too many people have fallen for these cruel scams- read on and be warned!!!

LAWYER STEALS CLIENT’S MONEY, LOSES IT IN NIGERIAN E-MAIL SCAM… A former South Florida lawyer has pleaded guilty to stealing £150,000 from a client, and then losing the money in an e-mail scam. Knovack Jones, a lawyer for nearly 25 years and a former prosecutor, is accused of stealing the inheritance from the estate of an English family for whom she worked. During her trial, Jones testified that the money she took was funnelled into a variation on the Nigerian e-mail scams. Jones said a Nigerian doctor contacted her in 2001. “He had a contract with the government of £20 million, and he needed my participation,” Jones said…

“I hate it when people are dishonest,” the crooked lawyer added.