From Harald

You do want to ask yourself, when you ureceive this scam, what kind of lawyer sends out official communications by email. Of course, there are plenty of other questions you should ask, like why this guy who appears to be the solicitor for a someone in Britain, has an Italian email address. Remember...this is just another scam!

This is for your attention.
We are solicitors to Michael Statz hereinafter referred to as “our client”, and this letter issues on his behalf. I write to notify you that my client (captioned above) who is now deceased made a deposit of Four Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars with a finance company and it was witnessed by my chambers.
My client came to England at a very young age and married a Pilipino woman. Unfortunately, they had no child of theirs. The wife died in 1994 and she was buried here. Mr. Michael Statz died on the 8th day of February 2004 after a brief illness at the age of 85. Until his death he was a consultant to several oil and gas industries. He had a sojourn in the United States, Canada and so many other countries before he came to Cairn Energy PLC an oil and gas exploration and production company based in the United Kingdom. He was a knight in the Church and belonged to several non-governmental and scientific organizations. He was also a great philanthropist and a Paul Harris Fellow of the Rotary Club International.
At the time of making, the deposit, he wrote in a statement that he would appoint an organization as the beneficiary. This bequest is to support the organization continue his humanitarian services and help to the less-privileged. Unfortunately, he did not fulfill presenting the beneficiary’s name to the finance company before his death. While on his sick bed, he advised me to search his private study for a business handbook. He said I would find a name in the handbook which should be presented to the finance company as the beneficiary. I found your contact in his business handbook hence I am contacting you and believing that you are the beneficiary.
Upon your immediate response, we will perfect the process of formally introducing you to the finance company as the appointed beneficiary. You are therefore required to forward the following details of yours; address, occupation, age, phone and fax numbers. Please treat as urgent and revert black to us immediately.
You can equally use my alternative email address in reaching me which is: I will furnish you with my phone and fax lines upon your response.
Yours truly, Harald. Hecht (Legal Practitioner)